to soothe; to calm; to pacify
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
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
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
close; intimate; on good terms
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
is something that; is that which
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
10th day of the month; ten days
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
another time; some other time
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
corridor; hallway; passageway
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person