calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to break a dam; to burst out
expressing one's mind; speaking out
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
opposite; reverse; contrary
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
(medical) doctor; physician
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
dispersing; breaking up; running away
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to