important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
to break the prohibition (law); to violate the ban
it is no use crying over spilt milk
what people say; rumours; public opinion
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to look upwards; to look up
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
security guard; doorkeeper
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
illumination; decorative lighting
every year; yearly; annually
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy