big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
besides; moreover; in addition
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
one way or the other; either way
I couldn't care less; not caring less
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
wealth and poverty; rich and poor
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
all you want; as much as one wants
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
priority; order of precedence
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
novel; original; new; innovative
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
news; word; tidings; omen
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
just past noon; afternoon
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)