to grow up; to become an adult
fabrication; lie; fiction
happōshu; (category of) low-malt beers; sparkling wine; sparkling liquor; sparkling alcohol
to make coffee; to brew coffee
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
major cleanup; spring cleaning
garbage bag; trash bag; bin bag
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
net auction; Internet auction; online auction; web auction
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
then; and (then); in that case; if so
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
McDonald's (fast food restaurant); Mac (personal computer); Macintosh
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
omega (last letter of the Greek alphabet); end; conclusion; ohm (unit of electrical resistance); angular velocity
one's song repertoire; songs one can sing
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
quality (of a product or a service)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
regular customer; valued client
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of