seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
one's fate (fortune) as concerns love
in perfect form; going swimmingly
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
rationalization; justification
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
living thing; organism; creature; biology
particularly; only; in the case of
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
because; for; the reason why is ...
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
long; drawn-out; very long
to concern; to be related
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
and then; and so; and; so then