showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
star attraction; draw card; crowd puller
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
vague recollection; faint memory
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
more than usual; especially; particularly
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
reopening; resumption; restarting
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
production (e.g. play); direction
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
that's the way it is; such is life
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
curious; strange; unusual
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling