diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow