if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
exaltation; emotional uplift
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
indeed; really; truly; very much
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
trouble; quarrel; dispute
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
thought; consideration; thinking
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing