seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
rational; reasonable; logical
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
speech; expression; wording; language
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
one's family; family member
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
drama; play; powerful drug
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
people; men and women; each person; everybody
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)