peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
sweet voice; seductive voice
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
description; describing; depicting
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to have a talk; to tell a story
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
frivolity; levity; shallowness; superficiality
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
decision; determination; resolution
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
coffee-flavored milk; coffee milk
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
boobs; boobies; breasts; breast milk
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to shake one's head (in denial)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
underdevelopment; poor development; maldevelopment; decreased growth; failure to thrive