skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to degenerate; to lapse into
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
measurement round the hips
beyond that point; after that
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
future; possible; potential; prospective
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to half-rise to one's feet
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
earthwork; earthworks; laborer; labourer; navvy
to let slip; to slide; to glide
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
girl; lass; young thing; chick
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to lose one's footing; to slip
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
indicate reason; infers some protest
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret