to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
habit (usu. a bad one); 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
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
scenery; scene; landscape
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
third-year student; third-year pupil
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop