hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
while; during; while; although; all; both
at the window; by the window; next to the window
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
cyclamen (esp. species Cyclamen persicum)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
curiosity; inquisitiveness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
older sister; elder sister
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
different opinion; objection
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
number one; first; best; most; game; round