top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
eidetic memory; photographic memory
shooter; vaccinator; inoculator; drummer (taiko, etc.)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to relax; to feel at home
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes (at someone); to ogle
for use of customers or guests
lack of innovation; stupidity
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
built-in; fixed; attached
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
sealing hermetically; sealing (up)
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
with a whoosh; quickly (moving); instantaneously
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
to bend; to warp; to curve
a few years ago; some years back
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time