tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying
large build; large pattern
to rock; to shake; to swing
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
hello; good day; good afternoon
while; even though; despite
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to put one's strength into
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
expression; look; countenance; face