hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
bombshell announcement (statement)
in succession; one by one
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
close; intimate; on good terms
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
moving about; stirring about
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character