feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to win the prize; to win the ring
nothing but; none other than
landscape photograph; scenic photograph
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
how; in what way; how about; questionable
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
impossible to do (although wants to)
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
sisterly love; affection between sisters
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to think of; to come up with
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
male homosexual's partner; buttocks; anus
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to come to an end; to close the curtain
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste