to move (house); to change residence
had better ...; had better not ...
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
annotation; explanatory note; comment
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
deadly serious; deadly earnest
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
rice cakes wrapped in oak leaves
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting