carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
being disliked by everyone
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
messenger; envoy; emissary
different opinion; objection
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
in perfect form; going swimmingly
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
standing; reserve; always having ready
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
forgetting; lapse of memory
to water down; to dilute with water
depending on; dependent on
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
as you see; as you can see
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do