demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
length (of an animal); body length
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
but; however; provided that
really; truly; indeed; good grief
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
snake; serpent; large snake
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
scene; spectacle; sight; view
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
it is not (like that) either
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
chief; main; principal; important
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
something like ...; something called ...
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
several minutes; a few minutes
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled