bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to become possible; to become able to (do)
not yet known; unknown; strange
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
intelligence gathering; information gathering
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
right side; right-hand side
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
from the beginning; from scratch
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
how long; how far; how much
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to throw open; to leave open
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
short distance; short range; short-haul
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
retention; maintenance; preservation
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall