once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
gem; jewel; precious stone
to bury; to embed; to implant
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
reading partway; leaving half-read
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
winter vacation (holidays)
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to pass (of time); to elapse
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)