with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to be discouraged; to shrink from
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
dilettantish business; amateurish business
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to prostrate oneself before
grudge; complaint; reproach
bento; Japanese box lunch
than; other than; except; but
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to support each other; to support one another
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to underrate; to make light of
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
danger; peril; hazard; risk
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)