to fall onto; to happen; to befall
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
going around; patrol; round; tour
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to turn against; to become an enemy
mob; crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
sympathy; empathy; response
decision; determination; resolution
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
to head home; to leave for home
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
depiction; description; portrayal