with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
in the city; within the city
not limited to; not just ...
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!