burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)
happy memory; sweet memory
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
subserviency to the stronger
one breath; chug!; drink!
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
opposite; reverse; contrary
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
distinction; discrimination
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
(someone else's) child; child; kid
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
founder; originator; pioneer
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
to peel off and fall; to flake away
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far