sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
this and that; one thing and another
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
soft and fluffy (e.g. hair)
trial; judgement; judgment
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to complain; to make a complaint
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
over-fond parent; doting parent
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to cover with plastic wrap (e.g. food)
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)
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
just the other day; quite recently