to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
uninhabited island; desert island
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
notice; attention; observation
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
passing the winter; hibernation
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
delivery pizza; home-delivered pizza
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to be reluctant to answer; to hesitate to answer
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
superman; superhuman person; Superman (superhero)
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
push-up (exercise); press-up
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
long time; long interval; for quite some time
both; both sides; both parties
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
society; public; community; social studies
educational visit (e.g. by a class); educational field trip
written description of one's thoughts
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
to laugh away; to laugh off
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism