to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
high-voltage current; high-tension current
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
(barbed) wire entanglements
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
personal (employee); employed; retained
guard; sentinel; garrison
surroundings; environs; circumference
going around; patrol; round; tour
retainer; attendant; escort
Paris Fashion Week; major fashion show, held twice yearly in Paris
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to unfold; to unroll; to open
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
that day; the very same day
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift