to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
dual role (in a film, play, etc.); double role
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
to investigate; to examine
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
normal practice; proper practice
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to listen to in an ecstasy
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
voice quality; type of voice
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
mass; quality and quantity
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future