recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
low Japanese-style desk (for reading and writing)
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
is something that; is that which
from now; from this moment; henceforth
... years old; age (of) ...
in name only; titular; nominal
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
because of; owing to; due to
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased