getting in shape; improving one's figure
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
usage; way to use; utilization
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
small gathering; happy circle
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
estimate (of costs); budget
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside for a purpose
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
(prison) inmate; detainee; internee; in-patient (hospital); resident (institution)
holding cell; drunk tank; isolation room; quarantine room
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
somehow; for some reason or other
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
romantic film; love movie
sincere; honest; faithful
idealization; idealisation
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
script; screenplay; scenario
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to manipulate puppets; to pull wires
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
that is to say; so that means