to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
praise and censure; public criticisms
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
(plump and) happy-looking
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
coloring; colouring; adding color; adding colour
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
troublesome; bothersome; burdensome
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
senior high school student
to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
one's principal residence; main home
summit meeting; top-level conference
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to go ahead; to pull ahead
all night long; all through the night
to talk the night away; to talk all night
to be born; to come into the world