wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
trio; gang of three; threesome
to be forward; to be impertinent
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
don't worry about it; forget about it
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
overanxiety; needless worry
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
to spend one's days in tears and sorrow
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (flopping) down
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
instability; insecurity; crankiness
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
to get strong; to gain strength
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; self-loving
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)