to rise; to erect; to get up
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
leisure time; idle moment
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
long; drawn-out; very long
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
official announcement; proclamation
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
desperately; for one's dear life
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to finish reading; to read through
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
staying the night; lodging (at)
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point