to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
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
how long; how far; how much
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
continuous; without a break
it's not like; it isn't as if
to get hungry; to become hungry
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
2nd day of the month; two days
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental cavity; dental caries
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
honorific/polite/humble prefix
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
poop; poo; faeces; crap; trash; garbage
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to face; to go towards; to head towards
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
from here; from this place
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt