ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
rain and wind; driving rain
to emboss; to carve in relief; to finish carving of engraving
carving; engraving; sculpture
registration; accession; register; entry; record
order; command; life; destiny; fate
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
decision; determination; resolution
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
all present; all concerned; all of us
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be needed; to be wanted
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
by myself; in person; by oneself
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
until now; so far; up to the present
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
bunch of flowers; bouquet
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying