thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
maid; helper; help; assistance
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
while; even though; despite
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
3rd day of the month; three days
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
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.)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
don't you think?; indicates question
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
again; once more; a second time
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
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)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest