to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
chicken, goose and pheasant; (arch.) cuckoo, Japanese bush warbler and wagtail
unable to find the words to thank someone; unable to thank someone enough
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
section; cross section; profile
to become dim; to become blurred
present; gift; to give a present or gift
chatter; prattle; lapping (up); slurping; sound of juicy food being bitten into
simmering; (boiling) gently
pseudopodium (temporary protrusion of an ameboid cell); pseudopod
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
ptoo (i.e. spitting sound); ptew; ptooey
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to thrust away; to send flying
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
at first; initially; in the beginning
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
eyesight; vision; visual acuity