time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
very; extremely; excessively
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
shell gathering (at low tide); clamming
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
father; dad; husband; you; he
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
contract; compact; agreement