silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to give a broad grin; to smirk
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
many; much; plenty; hardly
besides; in addition; also; moreover
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
regulation; adjustment; control
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
claw sharpening; scratching post (for cats); claw sharpener
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)