wherein; therein; thereinto
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
(not) even once; (not) ever
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
as long as time allows; whenever one has the time; as time permits
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
charming; fascinating; attractive
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
lateness; tardiness; arriving late