to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
technique; art; skill; move
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
such ... as; or some such
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
passage; path; route; one's way
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
principal raw material; main raw material
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
image; figure; figure; form; image
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly