at least; at most; (even) just
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
what do you want?; can I help you?
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
trivial; not amounting to much
way of reciting; way of telling a story
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
materials; data; document
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
to overflow from something full
(private) geisha entertainment; being entertained by one or more geisha (in a tea house or traditional Japanese restaurant)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
question and answer session
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
(projection) screen; the silver screen; the film world; movies
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star