to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
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
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
respiratory tract; air duct
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
simply; merely; only; solely
going back to sleep; sleeping in
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
safety zone; traffic island
plateau; tableland; eminence
western edge (e.g. of city); west side
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
8th day of the month; eight days