when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
gender; distinction of sex; sex
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
lifelike; exact resemblance
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
close; intimate; on good terms
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
without; but if; otherwise; or else
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
leaving work (office, school) early
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
eating quickly; speed-eating
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down