fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
motive power; driving force
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
dividing line; parting line; separation line
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
yearned for; longed for; missed
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
reaching; attaining; arrival
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
as; because; with; due to
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
business; trade; operations; sales
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
(dead) end; end of the line
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
demonstration; show of force
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand