to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
disadvantageous; long (odds)
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
majority group (party, faction)
moment; brief space of time
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
Christmas carol; Christmas song
tedious; boring; being fed up with
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
introduction; introductory part; lead
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering