to correct oneself; to restate
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
flashy; gaudy; flamboyant
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility); visiting card; name card
prescreen; pre-screening; prior inspection; preliminary review; pre-vetting
all the officials, both military and civil
republicanism; cooperation; working together
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
gently (of the wind); softly
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
eye of a typhoon; eye of a tropical cyclone; person (or thing) at the center of a turbulent situation (who triggers change or movement)
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
disused road; abandoned road
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
decoration; ornamental item
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
(already) known; established
job satisfaction; quality of work life; reason to work
social networking service; SNS; social media
good-natured; of good character
to be common (to); to have (something) in common (with); to be mutually understood; to have a mutual connection; to communicate with each other
aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
a wise idea; polite reference to another's consideration
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
teatime; tea break; coffee break
without sparing time for sleep
mature woman; middle-aged woman
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
to have a bitter experience