uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
summer vacation; summer holiday
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
hundred points; perfect mark
height (of body); stature
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
allotment (allocation) of marks
to badger; to pester; to beg
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled