short pause; short interval
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
imagination; supposition; guess
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
failure; mistake; blunder
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
parents' partiality for their children; parents overvaluing their children
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
around the world; throughout the world
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
at least; at most; (even) just
to have time free; to have time to spare
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
conviction; belief; confidence
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)