(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
in this way; along these lines; similarly
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
genuine article; real thing; real deal
pair; two kinds; two ways
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
birds of a feather flock together
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
pessimistic view of life; pessimism
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
speech; expression; wording; language
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to be perturbed; to be agitated
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)