to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
story; tale; talk; discussion
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
don't worry about it; forget about it
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
stupa; pagoda; wooden grave tablet
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
trip abroad; overseas travel
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate