right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
virgin consecrated to a deity; shrine maiden; (spiritualistic) medium
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
fertilized egg; fertilised egg
directly opposite; right in front
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to wink; to blink; to twinkle; to flicker
good humour (humor); good mood
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
messenger; envoy; emissary
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
private funds; own funds; private property
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
on the sea; surface of the sea
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful