all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
Guri and Gura (children's book series)
castella (type of sponge cake)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
birth; creation; formation
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
angrily; in a huff; in anger; high on marijuana
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion