proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
Frankfurt (Germany); frankfurter; frank
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
you (plural); all of you; you all
close; intimate; on good terms
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
having said that; on the other hand
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch