to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
literary art; literary activity; writing
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
everyday life; daily life
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
godparent; namer; first person to give something its name
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
improved version; revised edition; refinement
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
throw-in; sacrifice stone inducing shortage of liberties, false eye, connect-and-die or a snapback.
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly