effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
how; in what way; how about
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to stare back at; to look back at
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
to be silent; to say nothing
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to talk; to chat; to chatter
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
one's every action; every single move
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to not take seriously; to take lightly
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into