punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
enclosure; coralling; penning; enclosure (fencing off common land for individual ownership)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
immediately; right away; on the spot
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
for your information; I'm telling you
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
cannot be helped; unavoidable
happy-go-lucky person; dreamer; someone with their head in the clouds; (lit.) flower garden inside the brain
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...