indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
continuing one's education into university
starting line; starting point
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
chair; stool; post; office; position
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
Japanese Western-style envelope (opening on the long dimension; numbered 0-7, each with different sizes)
gold tooling; gilt tooling
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to snatch from; to steal from
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
(brute) force; using all one's might
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)