scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look
genuine; authentic; true; pure
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
good-quality; superior in quality
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
too much; excessively; too
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
secret; private; surreptitious
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
father; dad; husband; you; he
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)