day by day; every day; by the day
to say things to ease one's mind
to drive into the ground (e.g. car); to ride to death (e.g. horse)
reasoning; logic; persuasion
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
marriageable age; chance of marriage
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant
to be torn off; to come off
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
nothing but; none other than
going there is easy but coming back is hard
admonitory speech (e.g. to students); words of admonition
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
LOHAS; Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability; market segment made up of ecologically conscious consumers
pennant on a boat showing wind direction; weather vane; round roof tile (for gables); remiges; flight feathers
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
in proportion to; according to; depending on
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
happy family get-together
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in