good humour (humor); good mood
(short) rest; breather; break
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
river fish; freshwater fish
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
observation; survey; watching
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
physical condition; state of health; shape
looking pale; looking unwell
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
5th day of the month; five days
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess