very popular; highly favoured
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
violence within a (student) sect; internal strife
popular person; favorite; favourite
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
rider (of a motorcycle, horse, etc.); biker
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.); to weaken
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
landowner; landlord; landlady
rich person; wealthy person
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
activist; campaigner; crusader (e.g. for women's rights); athlete; sporty person
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
to give guidance; to explain clearly; to admonish; to preach
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
furious facial expression
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
household economy; family finances
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
as a child; when one was a child
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
crisper (e.g. in refrigerator); vegetable drawer; produce compartment
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply