to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
innocent; cherubic; childlike
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)
to pass (of time); to elapse
one day; (on) a certain day
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
Frankfurt (Germany); frankfurter; frank
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
paper plane; paper airplane; paper aeroplane