hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
another; different; something else
negative emotions; negative feelings
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
number of persons; personnel
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to ask; to enquire; to query
expression; presentation; representation; notation
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
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
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
stairs; stairway; staircase
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
willpower; energy; vitality
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
time; season; period; phase; stage
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to get out of bed; to show a leg
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
four characters; four letters
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to shout (in anger); to yell
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher