many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
cold storage; refrigeration
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
with a momentary flash of light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
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)
together; at the same time; same; identical
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
Chris; Kris; Kriss; Kurisu
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to have an eye on; to zero in on
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
(your) judgment; discernment
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
if it is the case that ...
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)