expectation; assume will happen; forecast
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
chorus; singing in a chorus
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
roller coaster; big dipper
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
frame; framework; outline
to blame; to find fault with
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
job; work; duties; trade; skill
reasoning; logic; persuasion
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to get high (on drugs); to trip; to slur one's words (as a result of taking sleeping pills, etc.); to lose one's wits (due to lack of sleep, etc.); to space out
customization; customisation
to make over (clothing); to have altered; to renovate
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
on one hand; on the other hand