draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
about; on; regarding; per; for every
attendance (at school); going to school
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
two at a time; two by two; in twos
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
manner of using one's hands
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible