frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
clearing one's throat; cough
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
floral decoration; floral ornament
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to look around; to survey
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to pass (of time); to elapse
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
class; heading; group; category
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
time; hour; period; class
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight