to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
high and low (social standing)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
main cause; primary factor
conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
recovery; rescue; recapture
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
in the following manner; as follows
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to correct oneself; to restate
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal