cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
endless; boundless; everlasting
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
since then; from that time; ever since
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
bedside; near one's pillow
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
long time; long interval; for quite some time
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
female friend; woman friend
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
go that far; to that extent
hat shop; hat store; hatter; hatmaker
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
I appreciate your efforts
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping