is that so? (generally rhetorical)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
popular name; common name; given name
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to name; to call; to christen; to term
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
secret; private; surreptitious
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
junior high school student; middle school pupil
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
silence; stillness; quietness