sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to feel; to sense; to experience
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
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
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
story; tale; talk; discussion