edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to rebuke; to scold harshly
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
target area (e.g. archery); range (e.g. rifle, firing)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
lumbar vertebra; lumbar vertebrae
serious; severe; grave; acute
bedridden; confined to bed
hospitalization; hospitalisation
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
man; male; masculine gender
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why