bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
musical composition title; song title
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be embarrassed; to lose face
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
understood; I see; OK; present; here
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to eat too much; to overeat
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull