plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
how dare ...; how could ...
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to strangle; to constrict
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)