fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
hereabouts; around there; that area
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to make coffee; to brew coffee
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
tag; slip; label; sticker
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
sweet voice; seductive voice
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
business hours; opening hours; office hours
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use