to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
self-conceited person; ego-tripper; swelled head
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
utterly lacking (in ability); hopeless; useless; poor
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
recently; lately; these days
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
stereotyped; stereotypical; invariable; like clockwork; regular
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
world; society; people; the public
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
torturing to death; tormenting to death
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
imprudence; misbehavior; misbehaviour; misunderstanding
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
ordinary person; unenlightened person
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
manners; courtesy; etiquette