ordering (materials); placing an order; order
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
scriptwriter; screenwriter
even if not; even without
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
ancestor; forefather; foremother
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
complementation; supplementation; completion
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
stale; hackneyed; cliched
anything and everything; just about everything
to say; to be pleased to say
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps