(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
bedside; near one's pillow
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
paints; painting material
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
apparently; appears to be
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
program (e.g. TV); programme
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to be opposite; to face each other
to ask a high price; to overcharge
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
study; research; investigation
cultivation; nurture; culture
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor