ramen; Chinese-style noodles
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
environment; circumstance
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
no, not like that (but like this)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
no!; no no!; no, not at all
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!