to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to be reflected in a mirror
changing clothes; change of clothes
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
word for word; verbatim; literally
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
New Year's Day; first day of the year; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside