wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
(how) many times; (how) often
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
last run (of a train); last race; retirement race
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to smash; to break into pieces
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
the last moment; the very end
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
play facility; fairground attraction; playground facility; amusement facility
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
the right person in the right place
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
peach and plum; person of one's recommendation
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
how many people; a number of people
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
in accordance with plans; just as planned
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it