to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
myself; yourself; I; me; you
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
by myself; in person; by oneself
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
that's the way it is; such is life
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
living in obscurity; lying low; remaining unnoticed
actor; actress; player; performer
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings