no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
sense of the vanity of life; perception of the evanescence of life
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
damage (esp. financial) caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
sweet adzuki bean paste made of a mixture of mashed and whole beans
with glugging (e.g. of liquid being poured, running down)
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
this and that; one thing or another
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to be jealous; to be envious
to hurt; to smart; to sting
personal (employee); employed; retained