to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to put one's strength into
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
person concerned; interested party; related party
how; in what way; by what means
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point