unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
simply; merely; only; solely
last night; yesterday evening
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to straighten up; to sit upright
physical condition; state of health
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
opening (for that day's business; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); opening (of a new library, museum, cinema, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
opposite side; opposition
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
special exhibition (at museum, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
senior; elder; person older than oneself
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite