person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
to disappear completely, leaving nothing behind
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
outsider; someone outside of a group
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
tolerance; broad-mindedness
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
using one's arms as a pillow
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
sailfin sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus); Japanese sandfish
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
talk; conversation; dialogue
to be true to nature; to be lifelike