since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
advocate; proponent; supporter
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
just you wait and see (as a threat)
sharp parting remark; parting threat
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
being concerned about or mindful of
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
final selection (e.g. of applicants); final screening; shortlisting
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
reproachful; resentful; spiteful