joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
breaking off an engagement
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
firstborn; first child; eldest child
to get a break; to be timely; to obtain a favorable opportunity
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to increase; to add to; to augment
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
because of; owing to; due to
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit