change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
unexpectedly; surprisingly
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
(one's) older brother; foolish older brother
discount coupon or ticket
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
standard; set; routine; decided
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
cinch; pushover; easy matter; light snack; cake served with tea
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
contradiction; inconsistency
appearance; figure; shape; form
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
to be splendidly handsome
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler