sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
garden lantern; hanging lantern
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to put one's hand on; to touch
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
leaf vegetable; green vegetable; edible herb
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
shopping; purchased goods
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with