manners and customs; folkways; usage
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
lady-killer; casanova; Don Juan; kabuki actor who has mastered the art of romantic acting
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
question; inquiry; enquiry
way; method; means; resource; course
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
to gain fame; to make one's name
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
local collection (of a library); local materials; local artefacts
word with difficult-to-read kanji
example; illustration; precedent
difficult to read (kanji, name, etc.); having difficult-to-read kanji
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
technical; technological; practical
basis; foundation; reliance
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
items mentioned; contents (of a record); recorded items; entries
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking