to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
open-top car; convertible; soft-top
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
condition; state (of health); appearance
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to press oil
to take off one's clothes; to undress
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
fine view; beautiful sight
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation