my; one's own; personal; privately owned
knot (nautical mile per hour)
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
to entrust (a person) with power of attorney (to do something for one)
bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money
loanword (in Japanese, esp. one of Western origin); word of foreign origin
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
online preview (of a book, magazine, etc.)
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
high efficiency; high performance
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to hold the purse strings
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
minute adjustment; fine-tuning
black-and-white television
color blindness; colour blindness
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
reason; grounds; circumstances
queue jumping; breaking into a line; interrupt; wedge
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
store; reserve; stock; savings
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
end; close; conclusion; termination
lively group (esp. of young people); dynamic bunch; group
eagerly; earnestly; zealously; wholeheartedly; diligently; assiduously