to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to like; to love; to be fond of
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
without thinking of the consequences
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)