to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
separate; scattered; apart
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
by itself; automatically; naturally
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to help each other; to cooperate
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to stare back at; to look back at
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
infection; contagion; becoming infected
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
training range; training grounds; training area
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
practice; practising; training; study
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
interruption; suspension; break
only; merely; but; no more than