to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
commerce; trade; business
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
big catch (fishing); good haul
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
everything; anything; nothing
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
punchy; powerful; hard-hitting; stimulating; having impact
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted