to speak ill of; to disparage
distrust; unjust suspicion
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
decorum; propriety; politeness
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
actor; actress; player; performer
movie director; film director
how many people; a number of people
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
while; even though; despite
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
versatile entertainer; all-round performer; person skilled in their craft
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
instant; moment; for an instant
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright