practice; practising; experience
lily yarn; handicraft, knitting, etc. thread made of artificial silk
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
endless; boundless; everlasting
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
it is not (like that) either
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
indicate reason; infers some protest
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
sympathy; compassion; pity
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie