sweet and sour; bittersweet
vanity case; cosmetics case
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
to strike out; to start swimming
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
watercooler; water cooler
to fill (a glass) with water
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
naivete; simplicity; innocence
incessant talking; rapid talking
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
deodorization; deodorisation
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to incur someone's enmity
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
to kill; to defeat; to beat
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
gripe session; grievance session
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession