filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
quiet; still; surreptitious
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
son and heir; son who will succeed one
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...