embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
grandfather; male senior-citizen
that's the way it is; such is life
world; society; people; the public
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
serious; severe; grave; acute
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
taste; liking; preference
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
unless one ...; if one does not ...
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
couple with a large age disparity
how; in what way; by what means
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to put on airs; to assume importance
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey