to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to thrust before; to thrust at
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
boy; son; baby boy; young man
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
back off!; leave me alone!
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum