to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
serious; not joking; straight
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
counter for books; volume
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
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 be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to rise; to erect; to get up
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
good feeling; feeling good
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention