gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
(your, his, her) daughter
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
(for the) first time in one's life
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
rapid development; rapid unfolding
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to launch a surprise attack
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
fate; chance; relationship; tie
long ago; already; a long time ago
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
these days; nowadays; recently
promotion (school, military, etc.)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
more than usual; especially; particularly
looking depressed; long face
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
do-or-die game; crucial contest
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back