fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
fortune-telling; divination
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to one's delight; to one's joy
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
schoolgirl; female student
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
talk; story; conversation
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to fall in love (with); to love
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
cattail cotton; cattail fluff; bulrush down
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)