coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
nonetheless; nevertheless
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
secret; private; surreptitious
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
gold ore; gold deposit; gold mine
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
difficult to ...; hard to ...
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
fate; destiny; predestination
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
don't worry; no worries; never mind
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
goodness; excellence; virtue
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
society; the world; the times
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
piece; fragment; one (object)
elder sister; effeminate man
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise