Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
time for reporting to work; time one leaves home to go to work; working hours; number of hours worked
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to be worried; to be troubled
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
at once; immediately; right now
straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
feel (of a material); texture
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)