to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky
technology; technique; technical
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
something like ...; something called ...
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
reaction; response; reaction
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
about when; about what time; how soon
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
equilateral triangle; regular triangle
consists of; comprises; is made up of