plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
tingling; stinging; pungently
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
elementary operation; basic operation; fundamental procedure
surveillance system; monitoring system
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
lately; recently; nowadays
moron; idiot; stupid person
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to grumble over one's wine cups
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
under repair; out of service
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
being doxxed; being doxed; having one's personal information revealed online (against one's will)
suspicious-looking; fishy
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
between times; when there's a spare moment
to hurt; to smart; to sting
hard struggle; strenuous effort
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that