confidence; trust; faith; credit
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
to speak; to hear a voice
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
when it becomes; when it comes to
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to jar; to creak; to grate
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
plain; plateau; tableland
empirically; from experience
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around