to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be relieved; to feel relieved
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
elder sister; older female friend
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
height (of a building, etc.); height (of a person, thing, etc.)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
in that manner; like that
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to overdo; to do too much
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to be conspicuous; to stand out