(political) power; authority; influence
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
unpredictability; element of surprise
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
excess; surplus; superabundance
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
finish; end; completion; result
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
contours of one's body; figure
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
toadstool; poisonous mushroom
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
enumeration; citation; listing
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating