near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
never mind!; don't worry about it
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
early on; earlier on; from early
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
time; hour; period; class
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
while; during; while; although; all; both
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease