combination; union; incorporation; congruence
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
light blue; pale blue; aqua
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
extended leave; long vacation
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
young and energetic; up-and-coming
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
two (long cylindrical things)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
to move forward; to move on
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)