silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
reflective; introspective
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
verbal message; word (from someone)
madder red; dark red; crimson
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
serious; severe; grave; acute
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
period of time; time slot; time zone
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
nightlife; night amusements
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to look away; to avert one's eyes
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
modesty; humility; being humble
boastful; bragging; conceited
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
horizon (related to bodies of water)