impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
and then; and so; and; so then
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to follow another's example
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to be surprised; to be astonished
children's park; children's playground
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
serious; severe; grave; acute
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to behave well (of a child)
polish; improvement; burnishing
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark