so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
permission; approval; authorization; license
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
war; fighting; fierce competition
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
serious look (on one's face); straight face
7th day of the month; seven days
study group; study meeting
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
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.)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
example of use; usage example; use example
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
back (of a chair); backrest
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
living room (Western style); sitting room
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to