boisterous dance; dancing wildly
same-sex marriage; gay marriage
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) even dust becomes a mountain if piled together
large amount of money; great cost
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
mouthpiece of a telephone
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
to get angry; to become perverse
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
self-restraint; self-control; abstinence
self-affirmation; self-approval
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
to have (something) innate; to be born with
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
carelessness; negligence; oversight
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
gag order; gag rule; gag law
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to step over or across; to overcome