prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
sullenly; discontentedly; with hurt feelings
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
jealousy; roasted rice cake
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
low-rise (architecture); low-level; low-class
evening meal; supper; dinner
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
growth period (in children)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
at that time; in those days
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party