copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to come and go; to go back and forth
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to throw away; to abandon
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
to smash violently; to crush
affected part; diseased part; wound
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
valuable article; valuables
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
control; check; restraint; inhibition
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to ask for too much; to expect too much
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners