painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
myself; yourself; I; me; you
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
big catch (fishing); good haul
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
after a long time; for the first time in a while
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
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)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
discovery; detection; finding
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers