going to and fro; back and forth
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
in puffs; in whiffs; in flashes
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
main question; real issue at hand
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
that's true; of course; obviously
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
serious wound; serious injury
soup or stew over which a beaten egg is poured before serving; egg-bound soup
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to not take seriously; to take lightly
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
may (it) be so; please let (it) happen
courteous; decorous; polite
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to join together; to combine; to join up
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
the place for; the time for; the level of
cotton; cotton pads (usu. in amenity set); cotton buds
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)