frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
several times; several degrees
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
same generation; one's generation
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
story; tale; talk; discussion
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
very much; exceedingly; extremely
large amount of money; great cost