sign; indication; omen; symptom
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
entertainment; amusement; fun
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is
here and there; in twos and threes; now and then; from time to time; lightly fluttering (of falling petals, leaves, etc.); swirling (in the wind)
even more; still more; further
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
superstition; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
hitting ratio; hit rate; success rate; accuracy rate
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
unrequited love; one-sided love
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
to rush over; to run up to
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
boy; son; baby boy; young man
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
abuse; misuse; perversion
(not) even once; (not) ever
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
preference; priority; precedence
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
difficult to ...; hard to ...