to be pregnant; to be with child
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
scene; spectacle; sight; view
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to cry and shout; to scream
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
many items; pressure of business
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
both; both sides; both parties
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
manly; masculine; like a man
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)