silence (not speaking); muteness
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to be hairy (person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (person); to be dull
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
thick glasses; (lit.) bottle bottom glasses
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
manly; masculine; like a man
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
questions and answers; dialogue
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
over-fond parent; doting parent
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish