breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
near oneself; close to one; familiar
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to half-rise to one's feet
back (of a chair); backrest
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
everything working out as desired
novel; story; (work of) fiction
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time