to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
as (for); for; in the capacity of
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
short piece (of music, writing); small work (painting, sculpture, etc.); literary sketch; small article; small item
quality (of a product or a service)
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
rave reviews; extremely high praise
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
line; queue; procession; matrix
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
great success; huge success
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
but; however; provided that
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...