to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to quicken one's pace (steps)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
with a start; with a jump
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to watch steadily; to stare
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to forget to say; to forget to mention
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike