to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to be infected; to be contagious
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
vertical furrow (between the eyebrows)
celebratory banquet; feast
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
pale; pallid; bluish-white
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
don't worry about it; forget about it
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
(adding) fuel to the fire
health; healthy; sound; fit
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
instability; insecurity; crankiness
urgency; exigency; emergency
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to add (to); to add on; to append
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade