temporary; transitory; short-lived
beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
physical condition; state of health; shape
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
to form a group; to form a bunch
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
to search for; to seek for; to look for
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
hundred battles; many battles
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
struggle (for); scramble; contest
hot topic; talk of the town
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
strategy meeting; council of war
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about