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)
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
sense of loss; feeling of loss
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
to arrange not to contradict each other
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash