ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
famous sword; excellent sword
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
lightly; easily; carelessly
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to be overcome with emotion
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
which is which; one or the other
to ask a high price; to overcharge
exploitation; overuse; abuse
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
all is well that ends well; it will all come good in the end; All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
bang; boom; crack; sound of something exploding, bursting or cracking