joke; playfulness; kidding around
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
deadly serious; deadly earnest
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
both hands; both arms; ten
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
clearing one's throat; cough
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to jump up and down; to hop
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only