to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
latent disposition; inner feelings
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
number one; first; best; most; game; round
understanding person; supporter
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
how many people; a number of people
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
concentrated fire; intense criticism
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to put into the mouth; to eat
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on