neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
identifiable; personalized
moving; touching; stirring
episode; anecdote; vignette
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
less than ...; smaller ...
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
extremely talented; very gifted
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
to lie down; to throw oneself down
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
work procedure; operational procedure
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face