discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
woman who forced her husband into marriage
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to deal with a large number
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
don't worry about it; forget about it
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
by your leave; with your permission