to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
failure; mistake; blunder
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
complete change; about-face
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
two persons; two people; pair; couple
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
surroundings; environs; circumference
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
form; shape; figure; visage
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
time; hour; period; class
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
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
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
maintaining the status quo