to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
that's a different matter; that's a different story
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
-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
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
finished product; finished goods; completed article
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
time; season; period; phase; stage
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
unseasonable; out-of-season
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
for example; for instance; e.g.
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
one day; (on) a certain day
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to nod in agreement; to nod in assent
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
one night; one evening; all night; overnight