push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to become bright; to become clear
person who always wants to make a good impression; pretentious person
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
so; like this; in this way
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
how; in what way; how about; questionable
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
un-; non-; negative prefix
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad