to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
practical question (problem); practical matter
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
either way; in any case; one way or another
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
cooperation; collaboration
recovery; rescue; recapture
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to be overcome with emotion
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
(social) position; status
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
almost every day; almost daily
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes