bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
rosegold pussy willow (Salix gracilistyla)
one's present existence; this mortal frame; this world; cast-off cicada shell; cicada
good year; lucky year; bumper year; banner year
there's no smoke without fire
place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
family breakdown; family disintegration; collapse of one's family
(crime of) defamation (i.e. slander, libel)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
withdrawal from a group; resignation; secession; unsubscribing (mailing list, etc.)
prison sentence (without a stay of execution)
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
(crime of) inflicting bodily injury
tax counsellor; tax counselor; licensed tax accountant
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
demoness; witch; ogress; married woman
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
to capture; to seize; to plunder
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
stay of execution; suspended sentence
wall with exposed timber pillars
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
incident resulting in injury
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)