cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
binge eating; stress eating
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
success; prosperity; boom
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
with all one's strength; with all one's heart; resignation; resolution
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to beat to death; to kill
everybody; every last one of them; all
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
being open but having virtually no business
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to take; to catch; to capture
good wine makes good blood; sake is the best of all medicines
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
fried cake of minced meat
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise