art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
bento; Japanese box lunch
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
have a good day; take care; see you
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
this occasion; at this time; now
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to attempt; to test; to try out
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to be born; to come into the world
to raise one's voice; to shout
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like