have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg
room allocation; assignment of rooms
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
rule; reign; government; governing
freshly squeezed (juice); freshly milked; freshly extracted
to pack an assortment of goods, etc.
bursting at the seams; bulging; snip-snip (of scissors)
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
truth is stranger than fiction
referral fee; introduction fee
getting stuck in a rut; becoming stereotyped
forked tree; forked branch
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
moderately wealthy person
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
freshly squeezed (juice); freshly milked; freshly extracted
hot-tempered; quick to take offense; quick to take offence; irascible; touchy
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
dried flowers; dried flower
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety; someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive
area for washing one's hands and face; washroom; bathroom; toilet