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
to be reminded of; to call to mind
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
thought; idea; conception
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to begin; to set about; to start
each (every) time; whenever
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
order; sequence; procedure
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
incident; affair; happening; event
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
not long has passed since ...
establishment; settlement
to well up; to burst; to arise
to bring; to take; to bring about
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
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
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
very interesting; of great interest
materials; data; document
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
madness; craziness; insanity
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious