reality; actuality; hard fact
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
soft flesh (esp. in a sexual context)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
almost every day; almost daily
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
close; intimate; on good terms
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to pretend; to act (as if)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
conviction; belief; confidence
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
while; even though; despite
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
capsule toy; vending machine toy; gacha; loot box; lottery (i.e. something decided by chance)
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on