having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
correction; revision; amendment
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
composition; constitution; composition (of a molecule, compound, etc.); constituent ratio; relative proportion of elements
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
within the jurisdiction (of); one's jurisdiction; in a pipe
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
everything; anything; nothing
special training; intensive training; crash course
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
proposal; offer; request; application
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
morning and evening; all the time; always; every day
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again