merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
pending question; unresolved problem
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
dextrose; glucose (usu. D-glucose); grape sugar
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
makizushi; rolled sushi; sushi roll; vinegared rice and fillings rolled in nori or a thin omelette
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
bright green; chartreuse green
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
with no regard to appearances; not caring about how one looks
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
scatology; scatophagy; scat
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing
an issue being settled; a case being closed
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way