premature death; untimely death; dying young
nonsense; (having) terrible taste; unstylish
economic strength; economic power; economic might
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
check; restraint; oppression; repression
to cut loose; to act without restraint; to throw off all inhibitions; to go wild
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
Bon holidays (in mid-August); Bon holiday period
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
invitation; introduction; temptation
loan; lawn (grass); lawn (linen or cotton fabric)
inheritance; something given or received
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
(compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
phrase; phrase; strawberry
to run through; to run past