to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
helper; assistant; help; assistance
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to crawl out of; to creep out of
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
process; course; mechanism
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
other things; the rest; leisure tasks
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
bungler; greenhorn; low quality (of crops, fruits, etc.); poor produce; wasp larva (esp. of yellowjacket species Vespula flaviceps; used as food); bee larva
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
ardour; ardor; passion; fervour; fervor
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
in this manner; in this way; like this
footwear; footgear; shoes
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
late at night; at a late hour
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
odds and ends; all; every
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
result; effect; performance; success
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
construction at top speed
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?