tradition; legend; folklore
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to remain married for life
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (a thing) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable