to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
and; AND (Boolean operator)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
busy; having no (free) time
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
working for a company; being employed by a company
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
plenary session; general meeting; plenum
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew