speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
many; numerous; various; large number of
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
sexy; popular; well-liked
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to trample flat; to beat a path
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
tele-; telephone; television; Terret (wine grape variety)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
appointment; rendezvous; date
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
Japanese-language dictionary; dictionary of a national language