time; hour; period; class
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
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 sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
long time; long interval; for quite some time
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
shoe last; shoe stretcher
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
origin; beginning; source; rise
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
risky; dangerous; insecure
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
stirring; slight movement
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to speak; to say; to vocalize
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole