popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
various articles; various items; various kinds
elegant; charming; refined; enchanting; tasteful
(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking; angrily; sulkily; in a huff
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
to water down; to dilute with water
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to order; to command; to appoint
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
job hunting; job searching
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
complementation; supplementation; completion
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
smoking area; smoking corner
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
exchange ticket; claim tag; coupon; voucher
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
between the pages of a book; between two books
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to prostrate oneself (before)
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
small business; micro-enterprise; microenterprise