guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
confections; sweets; candy; cake
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
it's been a long time; long time no see
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum); corpse flower; carrion flower
surname; family name; last name
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
rafflesia (Rafflesia arnoldii); monster flower; stinking corpse lily
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
value; worth; virtue; blessing
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)