to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
charge for a meal (usu. at school); school lunch fee
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
instead; but (on the other hand)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
money in one's possession