happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to talk to oneself; to mutter
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
middle of the night; dead of night
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
troubled face; worried expression
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
had better ...; had better not ...
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
made-to-order (esp. clothing); custom-made; tailor-made; bespoke
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
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
taking the whole day (week, period, etc.) off; being off work (school, etc.) the whole period; suspension of all (transportation) services (e.g. trains, flights)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
whenever you want; any time you like
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
written request; request for ...; application for ...
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
looking pale; looking unwell
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese