heaven's vengeance is slow but sure; heaven's net is wide and coarse, yet nothing slips through
bowl of rice topped with egg
half and half; fifty-fifty
Que Sera, Sera (song title); Whatever Will Be, Will Be
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
recouping one's strength for a renewed attack (on); making another attempt with redoubled efforts
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
deep regret; great disappointment
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
to get narrower; to contract
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
to drug (someone, food, drink)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated