true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to approach; to draw near
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
bottlenose dolphin; bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
women's group; women's association
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
unsung hero; person who does a thankless task
how long; how far; how much
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
affirmative vote; yes vote; aye
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to make publicly known; to profess to be; to pretend to be; to pass off for; to pose as
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
(someone else's) daughter
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly