negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
shoji (paper sliding door)
soft, light rustling (e.g. leaves in the wind)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
living room (Western style); sitting room
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
leaving the remaining corrections up to the printer after having finished proofreading; OK with corrections
sleeping away from home; overnight stay when traveling
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
erection when waking in the morning; nocturnal penile tumescence; morning glory; early morning departure
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
particularly; only; in the case of
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to entrust; to leave to a person
urgency; exigency; emergency