strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
simply; merely; only; solely
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
(political) power; authority; influence
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
it is I who should say so
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means