to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
sexy; popular; well-liked
summarization; summarisation; epitome
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
one parent; single parent
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
quarrel; dispute; argument
to change completely; to change suddenly
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
being dotted with; being scattered
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
beauty regimen; beauty treatment; cosmetic technique
repentance; confession; penitence
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
soft serve ice cream (icecream)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent