to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
absentmindedness; peace of mind
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
believable; credible; trustworthy
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
as you see; as you can see
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
strange disease; rare disease
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
entreaty; supplication; petition
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
means of transportation; transport service
to degenerate; to lapse into
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
in the meanwhile; during the time
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
doing as one is told; yes-man
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing