amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
succession struggle; succession race
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to tumble down; to roll down
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
accurate; correct; precise; exact
on the occasion of; at the time of
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
at your own discretion; as you see fit
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
suicidal ideation; suicidal thoughts
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
parting; separation; farewell
leaving; quitting; retiring
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands