to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
to wring the neck; to strangle
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
happy tears; tears of joy
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
numbering; numbering machine
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
one's early days; little while
percent; per cent; percentage
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
table of contents; contents
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
increase and decrease; fluctuation
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
great person; hero; mastermind; extraordinary person
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large