to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
craving for the limelight
appearance; expression; manifestation
convenience; user-friendliness
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
individual; private person; personal; private
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
somebody (important); person of importance
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to add (to); to add on; to append
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
being watchful; keeping watch; keeping an eye open
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
urban area; urban district
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
staying for two or more nights in a row (e.g. at a hotel)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
health preservation; recuperation; recreation
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
environment; circumstance
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
private tutor; coach; governess
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking