sweet rice jelly; Edo-period herbal medicine (used as an antitussive and a breath freshener)
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
remote (work, device, etc.)
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
long distance relationship
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
greeting; a fine thing to say
rapid development; rapid unfolding
the more one looks (at it) the more...
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to congratulate; to celebrate
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
just the other day; quite recently
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out