intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
contrast; antithesis; comparison
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
judgment; judgement; discernment
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh