surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
mixture of chocolate, cream and liquor, used in truffles, ganache, etc.
department store; department
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
hey there; I say; see here
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
progress; advance; making (good) progress
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
hard worker; hardworking person
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
how can (one) do something
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
function; facility; faculty; feature
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to get out of shape; to lose shape