place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to push away; to push aside; to shove
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
then; well; so; well then
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
display shelf; display case
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
what kind of; what sort of; what
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind