exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
notice; attention; observation
treating (someone) like an object
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to mistake (A for B); to misread
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
monster cat; cat with magical powers
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
much less; to say nothing of
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
son and heir; son who will succeed one
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
chance (of success); odds
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
first meeting; first interview with
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated