many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
although I say; although one might say; although called
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
physical condition; state of health
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.)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
last night; yesterday evening
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
decoration; ornament; trimmings
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)