make-up; makeup; cosmetics
clanging; empty; deserted
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
only; merely; but; no more than
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
skilled worker; skilled labour
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
when it becomes; when it comes to
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
Tokyo dialect; Tokyo accent
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
tone (of voice); manner of talking
greatest common divisor; GCD
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
walking briskly; determinedly
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
mediant; baritone; contralto; medium tone; medium pitch
boiled and half-dried bonito
slight; little; insignificant