explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
all you want; as much as one wants
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood