to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
thank you for your continued patronage
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
prior investment; upfront investment
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
memory; sense; experience
working in the fields; working on a farm
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
to become better; to improve