charming; fascinating; attractive
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
very popular; highly favoured
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
letter; missive; note; mail
to be able to manage somehow or another
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
serious; severe; grave; acute
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to happen to meet; to come across
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
from the beginning; from scratch
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
order; sequence; procedure
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
coastal waters; adjacent seas
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
bow (of boat); prow; stem
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
Island; insula; island; islet
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
in one's hands; in one's control
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
generation; the world; the age
having said that; on the other hand
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
matter of time; question of time
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize