to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
last week; the week before
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to be too late; to be too slow
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
depending on; dependent on
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
strategy meeting; council of war
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
you could say that; that might be so
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
street in front of station
age range; age-group; age bracket
non-smoking seat; non-smoking section
two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs
to half-rise to one's feet
being in school; being a student (of)
to telephone; to make a phone call
coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference