to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to spread money around (e.g. to give, to loan, to invest, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
as much as one can; as much as possible
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to repeat; to do over again
ability; capability; skill
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
likability; favorability; popularity
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
rubbing one's hands together
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)