with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
pull tab; pull-tab; ring pull
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
close; intimate; on good terms
almost every day; almost daily
as a child; when one was a child
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
standard; set; routine; decided
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
aluminium can; aluminum can
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to be oppressed by heat; to swelter; to boil; to seethe
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
to chase; to run after; to pursue
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
to move (house); to change residence
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth