kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
bento; Japanese box lunch
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
have a good day; take care; see you
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
this occasion; at this time; now
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)