talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
rival; competitor; competition
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to trample; to crush underfoot
since; henceforth; ever since
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to shave off; to scrape off
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
generously; liberally; magnanimously