careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to keep away; to keep at a distance
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
preface; introduction; preamble
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
rational; reasonable; logical
rationalization; justification