listening attentively; (be quiet and) listen!; hear! hear!
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
URL; uniform resource locator
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
(adding) fuel to the fire
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
comments section (on a blog, website, application, etc.); comment field
again; once again; yet again
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
a long time (since the last time)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
number of times; frequency; count
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to ask a question; to ask questions
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse