to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
New Year's Eve; December 31
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
double role; one person playing two roles; wearing two hats
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
again; once more; a second time
to think something is delicious; to think something is scrumptious
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
third stage; three stages
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
IQ; intelligence quotient
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional