guard; security (officer); guardsman
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
man; male; masculine gender
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
completely; entirely; totally
to translate; to interpret
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to miss a chance; to fail to do
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
complete; total; absolute
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you
and then; and so; and; so then
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage