to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
misrepresentation; false statement
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
story; tale; talk; discussion
cheering group; cheering squad
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
whispering; murmuring; subdued
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
supply; provision; raising; procurement
anonymity; using an assumed name
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
talk; recital; narration; topic
to start; to begin; to commence
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)