some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
de facto marriage; common-law marriage
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
brief note; brief letter; brief message
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
still; even now; to this day
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
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
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to be dispersed; to get separated