(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
persistence; single-mindedness
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
mass communication; mass media
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
intensive; concentrated; focused
people; men and women; each person; everybody
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
victim; injured party; sufferer
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to push aside; to push one's way through
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to bring back; to restore
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral