to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
spoiling (e.g. a plot); revealing (e.g. a trick); giving it away
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
self-righteous person; self-proclaimed rule enforcer
to degenerate; to lapse into
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
alternately; by turns; one after the other
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
culmination; southing; crossing the meridian
one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to head home; to leave for home
to protect against the elements; to shelter oneself from the weather
weak constitution; weak body; weak (organization, system, etc.); feeble
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
and so; therefore; for that reason
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
that said; that being said
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
does not; do not; will not do
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes