abrupt; sudden; unexpected
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
any more; any further; any better; any longer
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
price; cost; value; worth; value
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
recommendation; referral; endorsement
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
relations; members of extended family
warmly; cordially; with tender care
the way one works; one's working manner
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
be (that) as it may; having said that
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for