gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
tōbanyaki; meat, seafood, etc. roasted on a ceramic plate
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news