to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
(transplant) rejection; strong reaction (against)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
last night; yesterday evening
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
one meal; one meal (a day)
final; eventual; ultimate
being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable