seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
orator; eloquent speaker; accomplished orator
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to pick up; to find; to gather
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
prominent front teeth; buckteeth; projecting teeth
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
capital; metropolis; old Kyoto
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning