for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to become hoarse; to become husky
to speak; to hear a voice
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
down quilt; feather quilt
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; refurbishment; makeover; alteration (e.g. of clothes); re-tailoring
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
height (of a person); stature
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
don't you think?; indicates question
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
corridor; hallway; passageway