to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
shuttlecock; shuttle service (e.g. bus); shuttle (weaving); space shuttle
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
severe; strict; tough; hard
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
one's serve; (having) the serve; service
(not so) much; (not) very
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
curved; forming the shape of an arch
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
butcher's knife; chef's knife