to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
holding out a little longer
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to eat too much; to overeat
to be hot on a person's heels
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
narrow; thin (sized); slender
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
digestive medicine; medicine for the stomach and bowels
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
postponement; deferment; adjournment
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
raw noodles; uncooked noodles
might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...
1,000,000; one million; million; many
guess; conjecture; surmise
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
deputy head teacher; vice principal
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
midsummer; height of summer
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
(period of) a year; during an era
curly men's hairstyle, usu. associated with yakuza or delinquents