full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
welcome!; nice to see you!
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
the scruff or nape of the neck
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
confusion; mixing; merger
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
hastily made; improvised preparation
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
article; news story; report; account
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
beautification; glorification
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl
transparency; degree of clearness