good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
a Buddha; deceased person
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
support; backing; patronage
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
never ceasing; never ending; endless
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
preparation; arrangements
don't worry about it; forget about it
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
don't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
what time; (lit.) which hour
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
time; season; period; phase; stage
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
interview (e.g. for a job)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
academic background; academic credentials; academic record