settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
how; in what way; how about; questionable
chō-han bakuchi; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
chance (of success); odds
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
such ... as; or some such
performing a surgical operation
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be silent; to say nothing
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
major surgery; major operation
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors
so; like this; in this way
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
parting; separation; farewell
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
detente; easing of tensions; thaw
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre