specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
offender; criminal; culprit
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
don't you think?; indicates question
to break the silence; to break one's silence
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to try to do; to attempt to do
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
one more time; once more; once again
my personal (e.g. opinion)
(in) his way; peculiar to him
you (plural); all of you; you all
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
(having) two choices; choice between two things
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
red-horned demon; red ogre
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi