on the occasion of; at the time of
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to watch steadily; to stare
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
very young; little; childish; immature
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
to ask a question; to ask questions
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
no!; no no!; no, not at all
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to have a talk; to tell a story
klister (warm-weather ski wax)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
reopening; resumption; restarting
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
imperial court; royal court
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
important post; important office; key position