out of character; unlike one
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
(present) head of a family
different opinion; objection
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
wherein; therein; thereinto
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to make (the effort to make) oneself look cool
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
absolute amount; absolute quantity
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
according to plan; as planned; on target
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
large pile of rocks; open-heartedness; not being bothered by unimportant things
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err