centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
every person; each one; everybody
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
so what!; who gives a damn?
among these; between these; of these
form; shape; figure; visage
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
bento; Japanese box lunch
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
to draw in (one's body); to duck (one's head)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to like; to love; to be fond of