three; three years of age
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
that is to say; so that means
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus); Korean rose
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
snake; serpent; large snake
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
at least; at most; (even) just
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
(some) more; even more; longer; further
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family