to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
and so; therefore; for that reason
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
material for experiments; experimental material
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
power; authority; jurisdiction
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
independence; self-reliance
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
alteration; falsification; faking