be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
build; physique; frame; constitution
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
about; concerning; related to; -ish
very interesting; of great interest
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
careless (with something, esp. time, money, promises, etc.); lax; loose-fitting; relaxed-fit; laid-back (e.g. beat, rhythm); easygoing (e.g. atmosphere)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
person who is always late; person who is never on time
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
more than usual (usu. time)
pace; speed; pitch (distance between evenly spaced things, e.g. gear teeth); spacing; pitch (of a sound); pitch; pitching
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts)
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
trademark gag; trademark routine
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
ensemble; harmony (between performers); coordination; ensemble (of clothes); outfit
tight skirt; straight skirt
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of