creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to frolic about; to mess around
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
life; living; I; me; student
parting; separation; farewell
dry riverbed; river beach
river; stream; River; the ... river
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to finish reading; to read through
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 pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
forced laugh; forced smile
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
in proportion to; just as much as