-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
(actor) relying on acting skills (rather than good looks, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
world; society; people; the public
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
theatre-going; theater-going
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to gather; to collect; to assemble
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to say; to be called; to do
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
clapping and cheering; applause
way out; means to escape; escape route
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers