retention; maintenance; preservation
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
consideration; taking into account
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to distinguish in writing; to use different writing styles; to draw (identifiably)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
making practical; making useful; implementing
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
sitting with one's legs out to one side
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
situation of one's own doing
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance