tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
no loss or gain; coming out even
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
subsidy; grant; subvention
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
aging process; ageing process
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
with a (light) slapping sound
Molotov cocktail; petrol bomb; gasoline bomb
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to be manageable; to be able to handle
sōmen; fine white noodles
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
to carry forward (i.e. on a balance sheet); to transfer
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
the present term; the present session
feeling good; feeling pleasant
brief review; brief comment
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
winter fur; winter plumage