to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
seventh month of the lunar calendar
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to be silent; to say nothing
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
head of the student council; president of the student council
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment