something like ...; something called ...
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to employ; to hire; to charter
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
one more time; once more; once again
(medical) doctor; physician
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
senior high school; high school
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
that's the way it is; such is life
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
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
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery