to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to stop walking; to pause
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
parting; separation; farewell
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal