to sit down; to take a seat
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
instant; moment; for an instant
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
forcibly; by force; against one's will
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period