comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
sovereign; emperor; monarch
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story); rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
beginning; clue; starting point
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
company president; manager; director
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
basking in the sun; sunbathing
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
it's no joke; gimme a break!
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
honorific/polite/humble prefix