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coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
form; shape; figure; visage
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
together with; same; both; all; including ...
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to be silent; to say nothing
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
based on; built on; made from
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)