model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
hard worker; hardworking person
based on; built on; made from
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
rich person; wealthy person
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
how; in what way; in what manner
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
advocate; proponent; supporter
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
just you wait and see (as a threat)
sharp parting remark; parting threat
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK