theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to have steady nerves; to gain courage; to become brave; to become confident
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
even though; despite; when
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
society; the world; the times
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
one's person; around one's person
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
weak point; unskillfulness
square; formal; prim; stuffy
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
innocent; cherubic; childlike
single word; a few words; brief comment
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
troubled face; worried expression
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance