to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
how; in what way; how about; questionable
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
it is not (like that) either
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
long ago; a long time ago; already
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
complete change; about-face
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to not believe one's ears