vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
piece; fragment; one (object)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
future; possible; potential; prospective
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
rise and fall; fluctuation
roller coaster; big dipper
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
influencing (a person) for good
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
exercise to help digestion
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade