marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
to arrest; to capture; to seize
to get into trouble; to get busted
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
I've got to be going; I must go
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
point card; loyalty card; reward card
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
festival merrymaking; revelry
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
trial product; prototype model
to mix; to blend; to combine
syringe (usu. a bulb syringe); dropper; fountain pen filler
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; lumpy sensation (e.g. of food); little bits; small grains
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
voluntary; optional; free; elective
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
sixth day of the month; six days
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
threatening letter; intimidating letter
fourth day of the month; four days
Gate of the Celestial Rock Cave
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into