exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
insurance payout; insurance money
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory
the other day; a few days ago
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
etc.; et cetera; and so on
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
egg dishes; food prepared with eggs
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to continue to do; to persist in doing
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired