appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
normalcy; normality; normal
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
performing without rehearsal
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
general; popular; common; typical
food mall; restaurant area (of a department store, airport, etc.); restaurant floor
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to polish (up); to dress up
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over