indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
tomfoolery; monkey business
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
troubled face; worried expression
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
quarrel; dispute; argument
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
assistance; backing; reinforcements
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
this and that; one thing or another
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
perfect; complete; flawless
supporting role (actor); minor role
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)