future prospects; promise
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
although I say; although one might say; although called
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
fish-based cooking; fish dish
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
disfavor; disfavour; disinheritance
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
(another's) daughter; young lady
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
last ray of hope; only hope
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
joint struggle; common (united) front
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
(arch.) charmed and cursed; something that bewilders; something that leads one astray; the work of demons
charm; incantation; spell; curse
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life