to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
moderate; proper; just right
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
ground beetle; carabid (esp. of superfamily Caraboidea, but excluding subfamily Carabinae); Anisodactylus signatus (species of ground beetle)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
just because; even if; even though
to do a silly thing; to do something stupid
to spit out; to eject; to dump
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
although I say; although one might say; although called
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why