to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
that; the matter in question
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
three; three years of age
to face on; to look out on to
shoal; wide shallow beach
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
function; facility; faculty; feature
center; centre; metropolis
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
many; numerous; various; large number of
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)