going up and down; rising and falling
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
breaking off an engagement
arrhythmia; abnormal heartbeat
same-sex marriage; gay marriage
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
housecall (doctor, nurse); outcall (prostitute)
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
what time; (lit.) which hour
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
yours sincerely; sincerely yours; yours truly
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
round; circular; spherical
facet (of a gem); facet (i.e. aspect)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
commuting to school; school commute
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
as soon as possible; ASAP
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully