end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to affect; to impact; to influence
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse (of the Edo shogunate)
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop; jack of all trades
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
standard gojūon syllabary order (beginning with aiueo)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
Earth globe (model); terrestrial globe
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
crunch crunch; thud thud; tramp tramp
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
the other day; some time ago; recently
to not take seriously; to take lightly
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
patting; stroking; caressing
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
making matters worse; adding insult to injury; (lit.) bees to a tearful face
patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser