even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
greater than ...; bigger ...
mission; delegation; transmission
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to complain; to make a complaint
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
clearing one's throat; cough
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
permanent employment; being hired as a regular employee; non-trial appointment
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
but; however; provided that
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
society; the world; the times
looking for a change of occupation; looking for a new job
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
good humour (humor); good mood
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty