working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
relatively; comparatively
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
second (unit of time); arc second
staying in the air; remaining airborne
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
several minutes; a few minutes
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
concession; conciliation; compromise
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
treasure house; storage for valuable property
curse; spell; malediction
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
rather; sooner; preferably
exorcism rite; purification
revengeful ghost; apparition
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention