cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
foreign; abroad; overseas
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to become excited; to grow lively
white (complexion); fair-skinned
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
body; physical system; (the) person
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order