to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to jump from one thing to another
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
so what!; who gives a damn?
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
disorder; disturbance; unrest
partial; incomplete; imperfect
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
wood (for building); lumber; timber
fall; drop; descent; coming down
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
it's been a long time; long time no see
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear
(arch.) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)
intermission during a performance (e.g. variety show, play, sumo, etc.); temporary departure of an actor (between the first and second halves of a noh or kyogen performance, during which time they change costumes, etc.)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by