serious; not joking; straight
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
beginning; outset; first; onset
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
card to pick up (in card games); card that is picked up by players instead of read (in karuta); card printed with the second half of a poem (in karuta)
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
to mix; to stir; to blend
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
had better ...; had better not ...
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof