overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
for a while; for some time; for a period
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
official announcement; proclamation
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
yearned for; longed for; missed
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to like; to love; to be fond of
fishing enthusiast; fishing nut
personification; impersonation; embodiment
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance