dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to talk; to chat; to chatter
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to polish up; to shine up
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
notice; attention; observation
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
quiet; still; surreptitious
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that