to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
downward spiral; negative spiral; vicious circle
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
water flea (Daphnia spp.)
bombshell announcement (statement)
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
overlooking; turning a blind eye
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
romantic story; colorful story; colourful story; highly embellished story
unexpected meeting; coincidence
admiration; wonder; astonishment
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
price decline; fall in price
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
waste of time; killing time
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
second; number two; runner-up
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways