once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
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.)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
main street; avenue; boulevard
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to head home; to leave for home
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
chilly; unpleasantly cold
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
horizontal striped pattern
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to run up to; to rush over
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated