common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
surely; certainly; without doubt
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to pay attention; to be watchful
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
accumulation; accumulate; store
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
then; well; so; well then
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much