to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
wherein; therein; thereinto
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
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
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark