to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to lose sight of; to miss
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
different opinion; objection
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
only recently; just of late
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
gazing at (in wonderment)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
a few years ago; some years back
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to teach; to take a teaching job