exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
astronomical observation; stargazing
erudition; extensive learning
role; part; job; assignment
recollection; reminiscence
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
performer or player (of an instrument)
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
excess; surplus; superabundance
bad boy; naughty child; brat
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back; to rely on; to depend on
to kick (into something, e.g. a goal)
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
texture (e.g. chewiness, hardness, crispiness, crunchiness, etc.) of food
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
done; just done; just finished
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
radical (of a kanji character)
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion