looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
criticism; commentary; review
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
some people; a few people; several people
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
in terms of; from the point of view of
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
hateful; detestable; loathsome
how many months?; how long?
to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps