to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
decision; determination; resolution
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
selection; choice; option
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
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.)
estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
veil of darkness; curtain of night
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath