several times; once or twice
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
being bad at communication; being unsociable
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
contest; comparison; competition
sloshing (of water in a container); splish-splash; jiggling (of soft flesh); wobbling; bouncing gently
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to agree on; to agree about
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
humans and animals; humans and beasts; beast in human form
being good at conversation; good talker; conversationalist
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
nurturing; rearing; childcare; day care
(female) childcare worker; nursery school teacher
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
war; campaign; battle; (arch.) unpaid work (ritsuryō system); (arch.) forced labor
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
from A to Z; in every particular; all without exception; in everything; through and through; (lit.) from one to ten
from the beginning; from scratch