to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to make merry; to be festive
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
really; truly; indeed; good grief
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
common people; ordinary people; masses
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
(some) more; even more; longer; further
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
I see; that's right; indeed
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
had better ...; had better not ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
that; the matter in question
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of