near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
central part; heart (of a city)
high-class restaurant; high-end store
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
general; popular; common; typical
street; quarter; district; area
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to shout (in anger); to yell
expression; presentation; representation; notation
difficult to ...; hard to ...
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on