talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
(not) a single person; (no) one
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
all night; throughout the night
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit
to spurn; to snub; to treat with contempt
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
sense of loss; feeling of loss
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
clever; bright; smart; intelligent
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to correct oneself; to restate
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
home; household; family; hearth
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
bunch of flowers; bouquet