single word; a few words; brief comment
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
manners; behavior; behaviour
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
way; method; means; resource; course
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
at the window; by the window; next to the window
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
spasmodic; erratic; fitful; sporadic
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
both (people); the two of them
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout