to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to relax; to feel at home
pleasant feeling; good vibes
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
commencing with; including
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
time; hour; period; class
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
sleepover; overnight stay
the other day; a few days ago
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
New Year's Eve; end of the year
planning; project; plan; design
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
this and that; various things
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)