to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
difference; variation; difference
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to breathe out; to exhale
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
breathing of a sleeping person
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
not caring; not giving a damn
being fond of children; person who likes children; being liked by children
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
first shrine visit of the New Year
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different