white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
geisha; dressed-up beautiful woman
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
number of cases, incidents, items, messages, accounts, etc.
person in the wrong; malfeasant
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to think of; to come up with
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
naturally; of course; understandably
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
common knowledge; well-known fact
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
entrance; threshold; beginning; first step; start
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread