with a click; with a snap
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
sensuously beautiful; seductively beautiful; voluptuous
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
dirty work; unpleasant task
in the end; at the end of the day
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
intensification; aggravation
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
to step over or across; to overcome
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
Gothic (style, e.g. in architecture); sans serif (typeface); gothic
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
iridescence; play of color; opalescence
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
dark clouds; black clouds
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
reopening a shop after renovation; post-refurbishment reopening
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive