to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
same trade; same business; same profession
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
cheap article; poor quality article
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
street; quarter; district; area
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
disclosure; exposure; revelation
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)