to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
choices; alternatives; options
little finger; pinky; little toe
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
evening sky; twilight sky
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
winner; victor; conqueror
to fight to the bitter end
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
news of someone's death; obituary
emperor (of Japan); mikado
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to serve; to work for; to attend
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
calm; composed; cool; quiet
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
right of succession; right to the throne
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
waste of time; killing time
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.