pure; true; genuine; unmixed
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
I see; that's right; indeed
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written