to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
big talk; boasting; bragging
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
to tinker with; to fumble with; to fiddle with; to twiddle
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to become fluffy; to become fuzzy; to become nappy; to become rough; to become frayed
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
difficult to write or draw; does not write well (pen, brush, etc.)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
medicine for reducing fever; antifebrile; antipyretic; febrifuge
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to skip (school); to end a round with less than 20 points
to check; to stop; to keep back
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality
writing down; taking notes; notes; writings; written examination; written test
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
to invite in; to usher in