heartstrings; koto string
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
(positive) economic effect
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
eccentric; crank; oddball
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
(physical) growth; development
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to live; to reside; to inhabit
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around