if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
short story; short film; short poem
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
period of time; time slot; time zone
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
fast-talking; rapid talking
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
biological younger brother
bygones; the past; past event
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon
expressing one's mind; speaking out
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
large serving; large portion
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
established practice; custom
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
communication skills; communication ability