astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
finger flick to the forehead
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
parting ways after a quarrel
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
leading; guiding; commanding
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
illicit sexual relationship
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
explanatory; expository; elucidatory
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
contact; touch; contact lens
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
diligent worker; hard worker
in that manner; like that
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
there is nothing; having nothing
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front