contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to become empty; to be emptied
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
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
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to prostrate oneself before
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
one's family; family member
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to breathe in and breathe out
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
hello; good day; good afternoon