serious; severe; grave; acute
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
that's the way it is; such is life
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
jealousy; roasted rice cake
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
progress; advance; improvement; development
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery