simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
line; queue; procession; matrix
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
recreation; diversion; relaxation
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
doing as one is told; yes-man
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
worthless thing; trivial thing
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to become frayed; to become loose
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
prickling; stinging; tingling
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness
to take off one's glasses
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
fine weather; fair weather
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling