boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
without gaps; closely packed; always; usually; often; frequently
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
1000 ri; (a) long distance
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
nirvana; supreme enlightenment; death; death of Buddha
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
good or bad luck; fortune
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
explanation; interpretation
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
hitting ratio; hit rate; success rate; accuracy rate
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
hospital food; hospital meals
the touch of; feel of; texture
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry