to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
connection; link; relationship
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
crayfish (esp. the Japanese crayfish or red swamp crayfish); crawfish
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
bitter liquid; (fig.) bitter experience
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
interior design; interior; upholstery
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
woman; lady; adult female
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to stop in the middle of a sentence
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is