it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
long ago; already; a long time ago
to run about; to rush about
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
promising without due consideration
unanticipated; unexpected
steady; firm; solid; secure
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
most difficult; next to impossible
to need; to demand; to take; to require
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
message; informative matter
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
cut; reduction; curtailment
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
discriminatory; discriminative
treatment (of a person); dealing with
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
authenticity; credibility
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside