friction; discord; strife
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
training wear; sportswear; activewear; tracksuit
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
to have a chat with; to exchange words or promises; to promise; to get engaged
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
trio; gang of three; threesome
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
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
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
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
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
hamburger (in a bun); burger
to spend one's days in tears; to weep day and night; to live in sorrow
one's house; one's home; one's family; house
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)
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (flopping) down
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
instability; insecurity; crankiness