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)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
gossip; corner of the mouth
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to paint (draw) a picture
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to look upwards; to look up
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
memories; recollections; reminiscence
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
construction; architecture (of buildings)
discovery; detection; finding
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
still; even now; to this day
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)