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.)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
one more time; once more; once again
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
had better ...; had better not ...
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
temporary employee placement
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
maintaining the status quo
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
so; therefore; and; (and) then
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
at that time; in those days
... years old; age (of) ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
time; season; period; phase; stage
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)