to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
adjusting one's makeup; renovation; remodeling; redecoration
mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
filling; packing; stuffing; filling; (dental) filling
awareness; realization; noticing
pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
handrail; railing; banister
artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
(carved) statue; sculpture
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
good young man; agreeable youth
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
personality; character; individuality; personhood
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
education; training; discipline
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
to get back into shape; to retrain; to rebuild; to reschool
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
whispering into a person's ear
to be well-known; to be famous
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism