to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
had better ...; had better not ...
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
beginning; outset; first; onset
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
(act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass; peasant
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
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
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to spend a night together
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
last night; yesterday evening
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)