great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
forgetting; lapse of memory
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
proposal; offer; request; application
glad countenance; joyful look
to show signs of; to appear
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to be helpful; to be useful
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
way of speaking; intimation
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to