easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
almost every day; almost daily
deep emotion; strong feelings
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
negative emotions; negative feelings
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to brave a danger; to take a risk
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
index; indices; indicator
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
rich person; wealthy person
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
regret; repentance; remorse
to quicken one's pace (steps)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to cause someone to worry
late at night; at a late hour
to run up to; to rush over
woman; lady; adult female
(someone else's) parents; both parents
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
fluent (in a language); flowing
external; superficial; outward; surface
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he