by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
nose medicine (e.g. nasal spray); bribe; hush money; soothing sweets (for a child)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
while; during; while; although; all; both
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
living thing; organism; creature; biology
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start