straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to apologize; to apologise
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
surely; certainly; without doubt
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to translate; to interpret
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similarly; same (idea); same (name)
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
now that; since; so long as; because
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
presentation techniques; way of showing something
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
being very busy; busyness
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
license; permit; licence; certificate
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.)