top star (esp. male lead role in the all-female Takarazuka musical theater troupe); major celebrity
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
suffix appended to someone else's family members
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
in succession; one by one
old friend; old acquaintance
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
fishy; dubious; questionable; false-looking
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
factory; plant; mill; workshop
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
abandoned factory; disused factory
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos
illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining
prohibition law; dry law; Prohibition (in the United States, 1920-1933)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
a few years ago; some years back
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
welcome; (warm) reception
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart