brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
everybody; every last one of them; all
ardent; passionate; vehement
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
prudence; discretion; thought
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
having said that; on the other hand
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
twilight; dusk; faint light
near; close; beside; third person
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
thousands; several thousand
goodwill ambassador; friendship ambassador
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
tool; implement; means; furniture
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
receiving; acceptance; reception