rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to squeeze out; to wring out
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to comfort; to console; to amuse
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
rightly; properly; moderately
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
little by little; bit by bit
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
environment; surroundings; circumstances
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to sell off; to dispose of
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
perfect; complete; flawless
study of foreign languages; linguistics
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to spend time (on doing something)
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
professional killer; hit man
very young; little; childish; immature
clear; precise; definite; distinct
at a glance; at first sight
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why