skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
second marriage; remarriage
Japanese person; Japanese people
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
place; situation; position; location
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
outward; superficial; external; apparent
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
aboard a vehicle; in a car; on a train
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
don't you think?; indicates question
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
connection; link; relationship
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible