unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to live; to make a living; to get on with
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
main cause; primary factor
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
authenticity; credibility
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
amount of money; sum of money
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to add (to); to add on; to append
one's in-laws (esp. a woman's in-laws)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
originally; by nature; from the start
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
engagement gift; (ceremonial) exchange of engagement gifts
age of majority; age of adulthood
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts