irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
senior; elder; person older than oneself
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
in proportion to; just as much as
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
father; dad; husband; you; he
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
to breathe while sleeping
good feeling; feeling good
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to happen to meet; to come across
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible