both sides; two sides; double-sided
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
February and August (months when business is generally at its slowest)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
Ireland (country); Republic of Ireland; Éire; Ireland (island)
safety (well-being) of one's family; peace and prosperity in the household
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
ongoing; in progress; afoot
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
favoritism; favouritism; partiality
Freud; Freud, Sigmund (1856-1939; Austrian neurologist)
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
craving; longing; thirsting
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
being a mama's boy; having an (overly) strong attachment to one's mother; Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
criminal's head on public display (Edo period); displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
trio; gang of three; threesome
neat and clean; tidy; trim
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike