although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to say; to be called; to do
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
disinheritance; disowning
no!; no no!; no, not at all
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
then; well; so; well then