lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
non-prescription glasses (worn as a fashion accessory); fake glasses; lensless glasses
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
voice quality; type of voice
tone (of voice); manner of talking
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
dwelling; house; residence; address
hair (on the head); (a) hair
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
whispering into a person's ear
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
soy sauce ramen; soy ramen; ramen in clear brown broth flavored with soy sauce
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not