dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
to succeed; to bear fruit
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
negative emotions; negative feelings
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; (lit.) difference between heaven and earth
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to faint; to be exhausted
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
one by one; in detail; minutely
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
shopping; purchased goods
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
war materiel; military expenses; war fund; campaign funds
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things