constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to think too much; to be over-concerned
fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; (lit.) the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
in search of; in order to look for
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
interception (email); wiretap; bug
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to taste; to try (food or drink)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
one by one; one after another; successively
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
precognitive dream; foresight dream; prophetic dream
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
store interior; inside of a shop
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
victim; injured party; sufferer
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
basis; foundation; grounds; authority