to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
at least; at most; (even) just
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to bury; to embed; to implant
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to clear up; to become cloudless
scene; spectacle; sight; view
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to speak; to hear a voice
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
two (long cylindrical things)
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
because of; owing to; due to