to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad side of a bargain; (lit.) to draw the joker (i.e. when playing Old Maid)
just because; even if; even though
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
one's post; place of work; workplace
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
kousso (African flowering plant, Hagenia abyssinica); kosso; cusso; koso; brayera
notebook computer; laptop
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
hard to reach place; remote place
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
scene; spectacle; sight; view
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
binoculars; field glasses