superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
self-consciousness; self-awareness
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
almost every day; almost daily
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
father and mother; parents
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
sympathy; empathy; response
strength; power; proficiency; ability
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
living thing; living creature; animal; life
if you think about it; come to think of it
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...