saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
calculated; premeditated; considered
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to harm; to cause harm to
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
flustered; confused; panicked
perfectly round; perfectly circular
to open (one's eyes) wide
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
command; order; request; order (for an item)
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
near; nearby; not far off
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
declaration of a state of emergency
interior design; interior; upholstery
introspection; view from the inside; interior appearance; implication
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman