tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
only; merely; but; no more than
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
way of eating; how to eat
(not) so much; (not) that much
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
dream journal; dream diary
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
the other day; a few days ago
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable