three; three years of age
to be helpful; to be useful
proposal; proposition; suggestion
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to have an idea; to have a clue
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
marking; grading; scoring
hi; hello; gotcha; understood
hello; good day; good afternoon
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
personage; person (deserving of respect)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to keep in mind and do as one has been told; to learn and obey; to act in accordance; to comply
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
polish; improvement; burnishing
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
together; at the same time; same; identical
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance