shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
commonness; the common touch
final vote; run-off ballot
sphere; counter for balls
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of)
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
salt; crest of a wave; flowerlike patterns on waves in the Japan Sea in winter
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
immediately; at once; instantly
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
"awakening of insects" solar term (approx. March 6, the day on which hibernating insects are said to come out of the ground)
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
gliding (through the air)
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
bur (prickly seeds or seedheads that stick to fur and clothes); burr
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
Japanese carpenter bee (Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolans); wasp; hornet; yellow jacket
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to rank next to; to come after
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
wide difference; a world of difference
completely relying on others
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
space between letters or characters; inter-character space
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
hot-spring cure; taking the baths