shriek of delight; cry of joy
to be hesitant; to feel timid
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 tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
great person; eminent figure
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
intelligence gathering; information gathering
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to give directions; to issue instructions
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
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
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
clergyman; churchman; clergy