awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
every place; various places
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
asking a question back (e.g. to an interviewer)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history