swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
absolute obedience; complete submission
correction; revision; amendment
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
rare; extraordinary; singular
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
literally; self-explanatorily
training; drill; practice; discipline
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
Rome was not built in a day
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
critical point (temperature)
direct connection; direct link
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)