cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
something; some kind of; for some reason
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
environment; surroundings; circumstances
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
after-sales service; warranty service
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
forcibly; by force; against one's will
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
if you do this; if this is the case
how; in what way; by what means
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
(a person's) appearance; looks
hard to reach place; remote place
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking