to give directions; to issue instructions
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
hello; good day; good afternoon
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
program (e.g. TV); programme
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be helpful; to be useful
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness