stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
paste (form); (as a) paste
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
since the beginning of the world; since the dawn of history
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
commitment; pledge; promise
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far