period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
God; god; ace; king; superior person
serious; severe; grave; acute
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
all you want; as much as one wants
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
abuse; misuse; perversion
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
hey there; I say; see here
I appreciate your efforts
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
without; but if; otherwise; or else
goodness; excellence; virtue
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
button (clothing); push-button
instant; moment; for an instant
worst; poor and boring; uncool
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset