to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
sense of loss; feeling of loss
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to detain; to check; to restrain
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
quality collar for an under kimono
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
looking depressed; long face
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
witty; smart and polished
way of reciting; way of telling a story
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because