to live; to make a living; to get on with
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
connection; link; relationship
isolation; being alone; being friendless
nice; likeable; desirable
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
tall figure; high stature
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
exit; way out; outlet; vent
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
to go out and away; to leave
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
bento; Japanese box lunch
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to have an eye on; to zero in on
intelligence gathering; information gathering