birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
handsome man; actor in a love scene
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
senior; elder; person older than oneself
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to complain; to make a complaint
consideration; taking into account
to ask a question; to ask questions
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to finish reading; to read through
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to catch the eye; to attract attention
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable