burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
desperately; for one's dear life
one's whole heart; everything one feels
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
sincere; earnest; serious
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
right under; directly below; right beneath
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
photography event; photo session; photo shoot
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to lead a life; to live a life
crying face; face of a person who is crying
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
keep up your strength; chin up!
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
28th day of the month; 28 days
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)