to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
regional cuisine; local cuisine
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
timewasting; killing time
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
air guitar (imaginary instrument used when pretending to play the guitar)
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
ladle; tadpole; musical note
to strike out; to start swimming
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
as if it weren't already enough
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly