fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to pick up; to find; to gather
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
all; entire; whole; altogether
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
inattention; absent-mindedness
water's edge; beach; foreshore
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
gem; jewel; precious stone
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
had better ...; had better not ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all