charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
reconciliation; make peace with
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to turn completely into; to become completely
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
company president; manager; director
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
town; city; municipal; urban
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
hedge; fence; border; limit
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
incredible response (company dealing with a complaint, celebrity dealing with fans, etc.); incredible service
to carry around; to carry on one's person
economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
alternately; by turns; one after the other
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation