one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
way of speaking; intimation
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
sounding each other out; probing each other
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
good young man; agreeable youth
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to give an impression; to make an impression
warped mind; jaundiced mind; paranoia
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
coast; shore; coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area
inspection; examination; check; checkpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security)
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
testimony; (verbal) evidence
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
lecher; nymphomaniac; dilettante