happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to come to one's senses; to calm down
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
paper tape; paper streamer
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
in accordance with plans; just as planned
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
division into equal parts; equal parts
difficult to ...; hard to ...
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
that's the way it is; such is life
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age