some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
no!; no no!; no, not at all
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple); abbot
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
unexpectedly; surprisingly
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to be annoyed; to be inconvenienced
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
mountain range; mountain belt
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to throw at; to turn; to raise
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
already; now; no longer; not any more
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
awareness; realization; noticing
to subsist; to keep on living
now that; since; so long as; because
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)