to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to bring back; to restore
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
godparents; foster parents
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
hiding one's embarrassment
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to listen attentively to; to be lost in