twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
topic of discussion; agenda
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; (lit.) a walking stick before stumbling
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
tendency; trend; inclination
right in the midst of; right at the height of
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
tear gland; lacrimal gland
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives