to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
divide into four pieces; one fourth
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
good humour (humor); good mood
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
convenient; handy; useful
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
to do for (the sake of someone else)
dated; date; fixed; external
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
sewing; needlework; embroidery
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything