to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
ready-made; common-law (wife)
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
recollection; reminiscence
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
secret; private; surreptitious
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to nod in agreement; to nod in assent
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
what is it exactly?; what is it precisely
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence