smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to be buried; to be covered; to be surrounded; to overflow; to be crowded; to be filled
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
special delivery mail; express delivery post
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
as usual; as is one's habit
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
clear writing; specification
to save; to leave over; to spare
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on