this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
graduation thesis; bachelor's degree thesis
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
paste (food, text, adhesive, etc.)
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
freely; frankly; without reserve
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
pro wrestling; professional wrestling
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
bill (at a restaurant); check
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant