to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to cause someone to worry
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
heir; inheritor; successor
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
badness; evilness; bad; evil
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to redeem (from sin); to save
night table; bedside table
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
and yet; though; when; in spite of