ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
good policy; wise policy; best plan
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
mental anguish; mental distress
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
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
for example; for instance; e.g.
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
general; popular; common; typical
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
rival; competitor; competition
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
malicious; deliberately mean
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined