amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
traditional; conventional
to be hairy (person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (person); to be dull
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
eccentric; crank; oddball
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
cripple; disabled person; invalid
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
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)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)