unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult matters
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
chilly; unpleasantly cold
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
going to and fro; back and forth
to hammer into place; to end (a performance); to kill (with a gun, sword, etc.); to slay
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
deep affection; dear; beloved
senior; elder; person older than oneself
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
full-time housewife; stay-at-home homemaker
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to pile up; to accumulate
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
verbal promise; one's word
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage