protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
height (of body); stature
to grow taller (of people)
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
producer (film, TV, etc.)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
participation; joining; entry; adherence
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
to be plump; to be chubby
people; men and women; each person; everybody
comparatively; relatively
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
old couple; elderly couple
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed