to ask a question; to ask questions
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
being a good listener; good listener
to make an appearance; to show up
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to speak ill of; to disparage
stimulating; exciting; provocative
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
article; news story; report; account
newspaper reporter; print journalist
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
joint sponsorship (of an event); cosponsorship; joint hosting
wickedness; evil; calamity; disaster
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
letter; missive; note; mail
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
the very best; excellent; superb
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
tele; Terret (wine grape variety)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
close coverage (of an event, celebrity, etc.); close reporting; total coverage
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive