prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
sleazy; vulgar; low-life; shabby
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
bar set in a horizontal position; horizontal bar
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
mental; spiritual; emotional
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep