portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
reformed delinquent; former delinquent youth
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
price increase; rise in price
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
open-top car; convertible; soft-top
chilly; unpleasantly cold
time; season; period; phase; stage
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
health; healthy; sound; fit
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
comparatively high; fairly expensive
left hand drive (of cars, etc.)
delivery of a vehicle (to its new owner)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
parking stub; parking ticket
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
right side; right-hand side
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
small insect; midge; vermicule
dealing with; coping with
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
to surround; to crowd around
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
back off!; leave me alone!
connection; link; relationship
if one is unlucky; if one is careless