fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
middle of the night; dead of night
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to see through; to see the true nature of something
image; figure; figure; form; image
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
under the staircase; understairs
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
person who oversleeps; sleepyhead
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
being good at cooking; good cook
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
in case of; at that time; at this time
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman
this is why; this means; it is the case that
man of the hour; woman of the hour