average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
outward appearance; looks
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
first meeting; first interview with
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
welcome; (warm) reception
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
else; in addition; besides
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
night view; night skyline; nightscape
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
rich person; wealthy person
all you can drink; bottomless cup
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
people; men and women; each person; everybody
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to take a breath; to take a short rest
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)