to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
something like ...; something called ...
every year; yearly; annually
police officer; policeman; constable
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
in the open; the open air
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
iron workers shop; ironworks
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
(on the) point of going out; (at the) moment one is about to leave; just after leaving; while on the way
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
lively; vivid; vigorous; being born and raised; growing up
penis; with a tinkle; with a jingle; with a whistle (of a kettle); sitting up and begging (of a dog); juvenile black porgy; children's game in which one hops on one foot
evacuation (to the country); spreading out (troops); deployment; dispersal
hand net; dip net; scoop net
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
duty; obligation; responsibility
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
thousands; several thousand
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill