to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
feeling; sense; impression
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
being very popular; being in great demand
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
such; like that; that sort of; very
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station