frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
outside the country; abroad
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
interference; obstruction; sabotage
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
distortion; falsification; perversion
isolation; being alone; being friendless
popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
reward; honorarium; remuneration
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
common people; ordinary people; masses
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
item; article; dish; course; finest item
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be lacking in options; to be too few
separate; special; another; separately
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
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
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate