(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
difficult to approach; inaccessible
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to become calm; to die down
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
senior high school; high school
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
time; season; period; phase; stage
neighbourhood; neighborhood
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
originally; by nature; from the start
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
expression; presentation; representation; notation
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
such; like that; that sort of; very
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going