laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
(being) off night duty; end of a night shift
fax; facsimile; fax machine
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
lack of religion; irreligion; atheism
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
yen (currency of Japan); circle
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
either way; in any case; one way or another
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
a great variety of; diversity
and; thereupon; because of that
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
distant look; faraway look
in public; in company; in the presence of others
South American folk music; Andean music; folk customs; folk music; folklore
charango; small lute-like stringed instrument, orig. from Bolivia
talk; recital; narration; topic
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)