surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
postpositions (in Japanese); particles
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
fancy; fancy; imagination; whim
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
(brute) force; using all one's might
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
fast-talking; rapid talking
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
finely chiseled (features)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on