pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
kitchen; financial situation
bento; Japanese box lunch
lethal weapon; deadly device
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
number; number plate; license plate
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
some people; a few people; several people
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
like this; in this way; as you see
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
love affair; love relationship
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
good prospects; full of hope; promising
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched