poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
simple honesty; tactless frankness
evident; plain; distinct; clear
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to let out a cry; to break forth
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
place; room; margin; scope
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
open; public; official; overt
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
well-known; noted; celebrated
construction; architecture (of buildings)