unrequited love; one-sided love
climax; peak; zenith; apex
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
sudden drop; precipitous slope
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
finished product; finished goods; completed article
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
how much; how many; however
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
elegant; lively but restrained; quietly beautiful
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to smile with one's whole face; to squint
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
of all things (days, etc.)