talk; recital; narration; topic
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
capable of anything; liable to do
period; dot character; period (era, amount of time); period
passion; temper; irritability
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
head over heels; madly (in love)
sensual love; love affair
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
within the limits (framework, boundaries, price, etc.)
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
have a pain in one's chest
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
to mow; to reap; to harvest
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits