to watch intently; to stare
rehabilitation (in society)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
double-edged; double-edged blade
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
scenery; scene; landscape
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
comparatively; relatively
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered