to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
good-for-nothing; worthless
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
choices; alternatives; options
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
dry riverbed; river beach
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
praise; glorification; extolment
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
light; faint; pale; fleeting
visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
deep inside; innermost place
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to attempt; to test; to try out
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication