near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
boy; son; baby boy; young man
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
of course; certainly; naturally
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
place; situation; position; location
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
serious; not joking; straight
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
space (room, area, outer space)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's