self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
when it becomes; when it comes to
although I say; although one might say; although called
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
(arch.) armrest; desk; table
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
cannot be compared with; no match for
benkan; square-topped ceremonial crown with jeweled tassels
benkan (type of square ceremonial crown)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly