wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
student (esp. a university student)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
alternately; by turns; one after the other
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
gently and clearly shining (like the sun in springtime)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
surely; certainly; without doubt
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
hand luggage; hand baggage