to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
critic; reviewer; commentator
fashion designer; couturier
social; societal; societary
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
to overflow from something full
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
actor; actress; player; performer
does not match (one's, its) appearance
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
stay calm; don't be rushed; don't be flustered
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); downturn; recession; front left; front and left
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
armed might; military power; the sword; force
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in