to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to fold in; to bear deep in mind; to follow up
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
the very best; excellent; superb
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
gross; disgusting; sickening
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
strongish; somewhat strong
different opinion; objection
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
pessimism; negative thinking
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
made-to-order; custom-made
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene