to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
one's house; one's home; one's family
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
what do you want?; can I help you?
with a start; with a jump
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
another thing; exception; special case
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
curse; spell; malediction
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
love passionately; ardent love; devotion
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
verbal promise; one's word
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out