open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
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
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
severe criticism; sharp criticism; scathing criticism; diatribe; panning
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to stop (plug) one's ears
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to be worried; to be troubled
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to be possessed (by a spirit, demon, etc.); to be possessed (by an idea, delusion, etc.); to be obsessed (with)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
repetition; repeat; replication; recursion; iteration
quiet; still; surreptitious
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret