calamity; misfortune; disaster
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
youthful; young; young-looking
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
edge of the eaves; house frontage
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
being startled; getting a shock
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
businessman; industrialist