humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to aggravate; to make serious
private citizen; civilian
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to speak; to hear a voice
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
early arrival (at work); reporting early for work; taking an early shift; leaving the house early in the morning (to go to work)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)