otherwise; or else; if not
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
soup or stew over which a beaten egg is poured before serving; egg-bound soup
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
setting a place; setting the table
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
written estimate; quotation; quote
to drag on; to be delayed
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
all you want; as much as one wants
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
screenshot; screen capture; screengrab
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to say (something) over one's shoulder