to frolic about; to mess around
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
children's story; fairy tale
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
corporate drone; corporate slave
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
to have a meal together; to sit at table
to laugh away; to laugh off
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
to look down on; to condescend
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)