inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
excited condition; excited state
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to bring back; to restore
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
preference; priority; precedence
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
gradually; slowly but steadily
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
regulation; adjustment; control
having said that; on the other hand
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination