in the end; at the end of the day
to make merry; to be festive
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
euphoria; eudemonia; euphoric
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
being startled; getting a shock
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
rather; better; instead; if anything
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
even if; even though; however; no matter how
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff