aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
10th day of the month; ten days
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
annual function; annual event
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
few decades; many decades; several decades
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
cash bonus; reward; bounty
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely