disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
goosebumps; goose pimples
to become fluffy; to become fuzzy; to become nappy; to become rough; to become frayed
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
queen (consort); empress (consort)
direct control; direct supervision
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
convenient; handy; useful
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
patriotic feelings; patriotism
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to think of; to come up with
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
possessed of a strong sense of duty
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to glare at each other; to confront each other
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to fan; to incite; to instigate
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
technique; art; skill; move
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
little by little; bit by bit
but; however; although; though
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious