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
arm; skill; efforts; ability
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to discuss; to talk together
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
rather; better; instead; if anything
cache; place to hide something
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
than; other than; except; but
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon