surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
comfort; consolation; diversion
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
low-level; trivial; coarse; low-dimension
just you wait and see (as a threat)
internal organs; intestines; viscera
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
tens of thousands of years
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
office building; office complex
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
low dining table; tea table
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
human; human-like; as a person
money-making; earning money
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
life; living; I; me; student
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to engage in lesbian sexual activity
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
region; limits; stage; level