to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to pass (of time); to elapse
memories; recollections; reminiscence
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
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
number one; first; best; most; game; round
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
loveable; very likeable; like very much
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
railroad corporation; railway company
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
finding employment; getting a job
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion
training (animals); breaking (animals)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)