slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
kobold (evil spirit in German folklore); goblin
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
by means of; due to; because of; according to
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
no!; no no!; no, not at all
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily