finish; finishing; finishing touches
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
celebration; auspicious occasion
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
colored pencil; coloured pencil
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
to pull in; to take for oneself; to tuck up (one's sleeves)
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
dyspepsia; indigestion; weak digestion
dining; dining room; meal
double; twice (as much); twofold