Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to love and be loved back; to love and be loved in return; to give and receive love
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
fixed date; settlement date
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to make merry; to be festive
about when; about what time; how soon
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story