to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
deciding match; play-off; runoff
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
eating; bite (in fishing)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
true friend; close friend
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
large serving; large portion
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
running-in; breaking in (e.g. engine, etc.); accustomizing; warming up
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)