to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
hard to get; hard to come by
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
stirring; rousing oneself
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
minority group (party); minority
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
instability; insecurity; crankiness
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-