heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
don't you think?; indicates question
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
considerably; fairly; quite
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to speak; to hear a voice
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent