something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
such; this sort of; like this
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
"Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front
killing two birds with one stone
attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither; falling between two stools; (lit.) catching neither the horsefly nor the bee
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
tool; implement; means; furniture
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
black-market lending; illegal loan
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
meanwhile; in the meantime
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
glossy black hair; green hair
together (with); at the same time; in a lump