seriously addicted online game junky
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
serious disease; intractable disease; difficult-to-recover-from illness
to be ill; to suffer from
to leave this world; to die
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
home; household; family; hearth
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
determination; resolution
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
end; close; conclusion; termination
parent-teacher association; PTA
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
story; tale; talk; discussion
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
humming a tune (while doing something else)
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
with a friendly grin; smilingly
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to carry around; to carry on one's person
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
another shop; another store; another restaurant
firmly; solidly; heartily
headlock (wrestling move)
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly