strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
time to give one's all; time to do one's best; time to shine
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
somewhat below; slightly below
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
to hang low (over; of clouds, fog, etc.); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind a curtain, blinds, etc.)
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
cram school; private tutoring school
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
coloured carp; colored carp
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
incommunicative; taciturn
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
field of flowers; flower garden; field of alpine flowers; fantasy; delusion
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time; no matter how long one waits
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst