to cook (esp. grains such as rice, by boiling); to finish cooking
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
special program; special programme
debut; opening; first public exhibition
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
fantastical idea; fanciful notion; bizarre thought
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
number of characters; number of letters; word count
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
gifted education; special education for gifted children
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
appearing together; co-acting; co-starring
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
unheard-of; unprecedented
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
eruption; volcanic eruption
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
hereabouts; around there; that area
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
as a child; when one was a child; childhood