press corps; group of reporters
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
the good fortune to have been born male
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
one's family (home) background (environment)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
personification; anthropomorphization
outside one's jurisdiction
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
bygones; the past; past event
to buy more (of something)
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
on business; for business; business purpose
laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter
hidden treasure; treasured article
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
instability; insecurity; crankiness
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
going into battle; departure for the front
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
greeting; a fine thing to say