to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
to burst open; to pop; to split
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
bombshell announcement (statement)
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to direct; to guide; to orient; to orientate; to align
dose; installment; instalment
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
the best medicine (i.e. sake)
to master something (through personal experience)
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
to be given up; to be discontinued
stout; well-fleshed; well-padded; plump
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
the four inevitables in human life (birth, aging, sickness, and death)
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to turn everything into a joke; to continue joking to the last
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
giant-killing; defeating a much stronger opponent
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality