to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
sleepover; overnight stay
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
extension and structural alteration of building
changing completely; transformation
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
feeling keenly; fully realizing
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
appearance; expression; manifestation
without getting annoyed; without being bothered; diligently; properly; carefully
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to grant someone's request
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...