to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
upper reaches of a river; upstream
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
continuation; succession; series
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to temper thoroughly; to train well
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to feel; to sense; to experience
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
musical composition title; song title
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
reinstatement; reappointment
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
since some time ago; for quite a while; already