likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to move forward; to move on
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
to laugh away; to laugh off
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to be dispersed; to get separated
many; much; plenty; hardly
district; section; sector
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
unable to finish (on time, etc.); unbearable; intolerable; beyond endurance
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
to advance (as of a baseball game); to repeat
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to spend time (on doing something)
to add (to); to add on; to append
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...