ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
almost every day; almost daily
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
question; inquiry; enquiry
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
breadwinner; biggest earner
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
Look for a big tree when you want shelter; Serve the powerful for your own good
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to do for (the sake of someone else)
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person