immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to approach; to draw near
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
since one was born; (in) all one's life
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
what date?; what's the date?; when?
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
one-by-one; separately; in detail
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
both hands; both arms; ten
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
mule (animal); mule (women's footwear); spinning mule; Compton's mule
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner