doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to say no more; to sink into silence
to be silent; to say nothing
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
authenticity; credibility
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
main question; real issue at hand
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to not believe one's ears
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
pointing out; identification
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned