these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
the other day; lately; recently
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
large intestine; large bowel; colon
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
myself; yourself; I; me; you
both hands; both arms; ten
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
walking briskly; determinedly
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
as soon as possible; ASAP
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
middle of the night; dead of night
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch