to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
occasional; infrequent; rare
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
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
high spirits; gleeful mood
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
good humour (humor); good mood
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
the three princesses; three kabuki roles regarded as some of the hardest to perform
arrogant; haughty; insolent
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
laughingstock; object of ridicule
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions