one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
hair (on the head); tresses; locks
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
society; public; community; social studies
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to be smeared; to be covered
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
day after day; day by day
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to subsist; to keep on living
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
some people; a few people; several people
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement