to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
washing machine (laundry)
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
on the sea; surface of the sea
not caring; not giving a damn
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
the touch of; feel of; texture
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
in terms of; from the point of view of
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
adopted daughter; foster daughter
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
unexpectedly; surprisingly
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
gas range; gas burner; gas ring; gas cooker; gas cooktop
Moomin (troll characters in Tove Jansson's series of books)