surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
higher rank; better position
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
(not) enough; (in)sufficiently; (un)satisfactorily
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
petty underling; small fry
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace