fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
rather than; more ... than ...
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
ardent; passionate; vehement
(not) even for a moment; (not) for an instant
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
love; attachment; lovesickness
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
affable; sociable; friendly
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
difficult to ...; hard to ...
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)