unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
share; portion; quota; cut
there is unexpected good in what others have left behind; last but not least; (lit.) there is fortune in leftovers
joint together; opposite; facing
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
pocket tissue; small package of tissues
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
taking part (in a crime); participation; partner (in crime); accomplice
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
repeated events (e.g. meetings, drinking sessions); series of events; streak; dealer continuing as dealer and east after winning; dealer keep
folding bicycle; folding bike
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
huge win; overwhelming victory