insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
police officer; policeman; constable
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
close friendship (i.e. strong enough to cut metal)
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
classification; categorization; sorting
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to look young; to seem young