lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
program board (concert, theatrical production); act-announcement sheets; mekuri karuta
counter for wheels and flowers
high dimension; higher dimensions
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
viewing as a problem; problematizing
halfway (through, complete); midway
famous sword; excellent sword
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
to come from; to have roots in
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
maker; builder; creator; farmer
to withstand; to be able to endure
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
historical; traditional; historic
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
help; assistance; service
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
falling in love; attachment
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
word for word; verbatim; literally
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun