to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
grandfather; male senior-citizen
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
decision; determination; resolution
very; much; greatly; a lot of
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
back seat (of a car); rear seat
riding together; riding with
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to thrust down; to push off
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
expression; look; countenance; face
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry