underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
at least; at most; (even) just
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
not necessarily so; is not always true
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to gather; to collect; to assemble
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
any more; any further; any better; any longer
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
beforehand; in advance; previously
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
script; libretto; scenario
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to have an idea; to have a clue
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
such; this sort of; like this