(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
at that time; in those days
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
his style; her style; his way (of); her way (of)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
family; members of a family
presence (impressive quality)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
periodic; regular; routine
letter; missive; note; mail
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
persecution complex; paranoia
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
how long; how far; how much
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment