good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
failing to reach an agreement
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
(company's) main financing bank; principal bank
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
piece; fragment; one (object)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
that; the matter in question
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
spotted garden eel (Heteroconger hassi)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to be worried; to be troubled
tenth day of the month; ten days
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
as a child; when one was a child
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly