vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
primary school; elementary school; grade school
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
as a child; when one was a child
attendance (at school); going to school
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to have a talk; to tell a story
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
wherein; therein; thereinto
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title