cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; long ago; already
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
to fall in love (with); to love
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
guess; speculation; supposition
as if it were about oneself
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
material; materials; data; information; documents
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
(connecting) passageway; accessway; walk-through; skyway; sky bridge
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
eruption; volcanic eruption
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around