plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
so; like this; in this way
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
scene; spectacle; sight; view
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
mental; spiritual; emotional
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
not caring; not giving a damn
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse