giving something a try because it will not do any harm
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
having said that; on the other hand
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
criticism; critique; review; commentary
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
ingredient; component; composition
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
industry terminology; professional jargon; buzzword
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
bargain; good buy; budget
no, not like that (but like this)
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
piece; fragment; one (object)