clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to ask for too much; to expect too much
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
invisibly; secretly; privately
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
birds of a feather flock together
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
patient; having a long fuse
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
does not; do not; will not do
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
doctors; teachers; lawyers
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
to open (one's eyes) wide
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
molester; groper; masher; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven