to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to make an appearance; to show up
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
grandfather; male senior-citizen
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
just because; even if; even though
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
and; thereupon; because of that
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering