happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; reappearance; atavism
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
death penalty; capital punishment
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
specimen; sample; object to be examined
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
unique; peculiar; singular
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
(iron) dumbbells; (pair) of dumbbells
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
juvenile delinquents roaming about the city in groups
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
locker room; changing room; dressing room
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing