expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to pass (of time); to elapse
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to speak; to say; to vocalize
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
Buddhist (household) altar
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
around the world; throughout the world
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
(another's) daughter; young lady
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to be found; to be discovered
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
polite; respectful; reverent
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use