to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
in the end; on top of that
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
(physical) growth; development
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
face with no make-up; sobriety
laugh and grow fat; (lit.) good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
bad girl; juvenile delinquent
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
to be itching to put one's skills to use
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
just the other day; quite recently
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender