grabbing a handful (of); grabbing as much as one can in one handful; catching with one's hands
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
male instincts; male frivolity
emphasizes direct object of action
returning tit for tat; retaliating
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
(your) choice; preference; wish
to set (sun); to become dark
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
different thing; another question; different case
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
to close (one's eyes); to shut
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
student (esp. a university student)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
graduation ceremony; commencement
well-bred; of good upbringing
I don't want to boast but
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
maintaining the status quo
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying