ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
curiosity; inquisitiveness
tail (animal); tail end; tip
estimate (of costs); budget
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) even dust becomes a mountain if piled together
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather
minimum; at the very least
well-bred; of good upbringing
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
one's best interests; one's own good
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
honeytrap; honey trap; honeypot
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
how can (one) do something
reputation; respectability
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
to press a question; to cross-examine
firm; strong; solid; stable
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)