thinking so highly of someone that you are blind to their faults; thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
rampancy; prevalence; domination
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
school; proofreading; proof
to break down (an opponent's defenses); to defeat; to knock out the opponent's pitcher (with consecutive base hits); to break (an established notion); to refute (e.g. a theory)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; (lit.) difference between heaven and earth
one by one; one at a time; in turn
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
the West; the Occident; Western countries
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
(person treated as a) plaything
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
Gothic Lolita (type of teenage fashion)
Lolita (fashion style); young girl; childlike young woman
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
exclusive; attached to; specialist
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
mix; mixture; (pre-made) mix; cake mix; mixed; mixed doubles team
blending of Japanese and Western styles
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
big breasts; big boobs; boing-boing
re-education; retraining; in-service training
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration