to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
alcoholism; alcoholic; drunkard
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
feeling of food or drink going down the throat
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
vomiting blood; hematemesis
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
castella (type of sponge cake)
(one's) countenance; face
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
look; glance; (at first) sight
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
number of persons; personnel
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
strike (i.e. industrial action)