to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
upper half of the body; upper body
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to breathe out; to exhale
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to add (e.g. a postscript)
and; thereupon; because of that
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
way (of doing); manner; method; means
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
symbol; code; sign; notation
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear