wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
this school; the school in question
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
please take care of yourself; please be careful not to... (concerning one's health or well-being)
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
message; informative matter
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
semi-transparent; translucent
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
counter for choices, options, etc.
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
quick work; (clever) feat
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
cooking; food preparation
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient