to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
good humour (humor); good mood
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
bedside; near one's pillow
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
Island; insula; island; islet
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
moment; brief space of time
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
kitchen; financial situation
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner