to fall completely silent; to become still as death
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
and yet; though; when; in spite of
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
drink box; carton (milk, juice, etc.); paper bag (for vacuum cleaners)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
(in) her way; peculiar to her
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
recommendation; endorsement
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
citizen judge system; lay judge system; quasi-jury system
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
parental love; parental affection
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
bringing; taking; carrying
caller; visitor; company; guest
commencing with; including
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to speak; to say; to vocalize
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
strategy meeting; council of war
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
somehow; somewhat; seemingly