to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
memory-making; making memories
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
to stare back at; to look back at
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
holding tightly; squeezing; onigiri; rice ball; (accepting a) bribe
to change (e.g. a bill); to transfer (e.g. money); to switch over; to move over
to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday; compensatory day off work (for having worked on a holiday, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
armband; arm band; brassard
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly