this and that; one thing or another
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
in terms of one's personality; personal; character (flaw, etc.)
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
redoing; doing over again
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
building time; construction period
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
earnings from a part-time job; part-time job pay
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to let out a cry; to break forth
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
very popular; highly favoured
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
how; in what way; how about; questionable
how can (one) do something
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
talk about divorce or separation
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
social; societal; societary