to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
very young; little; childish; immature
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
as a child; when one was a child
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
after a long time; for the first time in a while
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
how many years; how long; what year
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to put into the mouth; to eat
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to perfect; to detail; to polish; (arch.) to make (inside something)
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to choke; to have trouble breathing
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to face on; to look out on to
behind; in the rear; in back
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
tips of one's hair; hair ends
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say