invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to take advantage of an opportunity
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
stupid girl; stupid woman
realism; depicting realistically; representing accurately
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
min-maxing; concentrating points on a specific ability
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
incompetent; have no merit
the right person in the right place
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
lack of individuality or personality
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
insolent fellow; rude fellow
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to become frayed; to become loose
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing