one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
festival merrymaking; revelry
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
throwing up; vomiting; croaking (of a frog); ribbit ribbit; gross!; yuck!
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
zero-based; starting again from scratch; starting afresh; starting with a clean slate
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
town originally built around a temple or shrine
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
personal (employee); employed; retained
hope; white hope; person of promise
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
person stranded due to mass transit disruptions after an earthquake, etc.
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently