minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
killing time; staving off boredom
utmost limits; extremity; limit
forced laugh; forced smile
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
pride; dignity; self-worth
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
when winter comes spring isn't far behind
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
married life; sexual activities (of a married couple); conjugal intercourse; (sexual) intimacy
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
movie; film; motion picture
lover; mistress; kept woman
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
bottom; lower garment (e.g. jeans, slacks, skirt, etc.); hem (of trousers, skirt, etc.)
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
character style; character form
rather than; more ... than ...
confusion; distraction; derangement
with a bang (clash, bump)
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment