considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
good young man; agreeable youth
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
high spirits; gleeful mood
TV stand; TV table; TV unit
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
considerably; greatly; a lot
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough