to fold up; to fold into layers
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)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
new release; putting (a new product) on sale; launch
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
deluxe; digital transformation
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
amount of sugar; sugar content
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
unexpectedly; surprisingly
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching