to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
nothing but; except; no more than
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
trend of the times; way things are going
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
salted crescent roll; salted butter roll
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
votive tablet; wooden tablet usu. filled out with a prayer and one's name and hung up at a shrine or temple; orig. picturing a horse, as a stand-in for a donation of a live horse
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
indolence; laziness; sloth
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
to push aside; to brush aside
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow; making a rod for one's own back
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
hot spring district (within a town)
guide; tour guide; guidebook; guide (on a fishing rod); guide ring
questionnaire; survey; poll
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
old woman; joker (in old maid)