year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
to give an impression; to make an impression
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
long military service; having experienced many battles
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
frunk; front trunk (e.g. of a car)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
height (of body); stature
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
class; heading; group; category
junior high school student; middle school pupil
senior high school student
university student; college student
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
bullfighting; bullfight; fighting bull
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
in the same way as; just like
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer