to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
stirring; rousing oneself
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company; incessant complainer; chronic complainer
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
smoothly; easily; readily
one cause; one reason; one factor
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
presumption; assumption; estimation
dungeon; dungeon (in an RPG or video game); (underground) labyrinth
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
but; however; provided that
criticism; critique; review; commentary
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
glycosuria; glucosuria; urine sugar
5th day of the month; five days
loss of eyesight; loss of sight; going blind; blindness
swigging; gulping down; guzzling; quaffing
amount of sugar; sugar content
to wash away; to rinse off
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
candy; sweet; confectionary