bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
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
prison sentence (without a stay of execution)
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
(crime of) inflicting bodily injury
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
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
incident resulting in injury
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
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)
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
trivial; not amounting to much
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
expression of love; showing love
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out