illumination; decorative lighting
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
being too late; losing one's final chance
company president; manager; director
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
man; male; masculine gender
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)