nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
being very busy; busyness
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to be lacking in options; to be too few
go that far; to that extent
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
funny story; funny anecdote
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to swarm; to crowd; to flock together
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away