plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
though; notwithstanding; although
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
rather; sooner; preferably
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
true character; real nature
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
because of; owing to; due to
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull