ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
to look down on; to make light of
genuine; authentic; true; real
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
how many people; a number of people
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
being left out; being ostracized
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
productive; constructive; meaningful
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
a pair (of shoes or socks)
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
nine parts; nine percent; almost
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
pronunciation; production of sound
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure