to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be kind to; to treat kindly
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
study group; study meeting
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
while; even though; despite
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
results; record; grades; marks
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
nothing but; except; no more than
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to pass (of time); to elapse