last night; yesterday evening
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
normal operation (of a train service, bus service, etc.); running normally; normal state of affairs; business as usual
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
small; fine; detailed; stingy
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
large family; extended family
somehow; for some reason (or other)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
way of reciting; way of telling a story
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
feeling of fullness; ability of a food to fill you up; stomach condition
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into