to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
sleeping comfort or snugness
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
surely; certainly; without doubt
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
never mind!; don't worry about it
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
that's a different matter; that's a different story
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
production (e.g. play); direction
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
way of speaking; intimation
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
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
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to be erected; to be built
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
instability; insecurity; crankiness
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)