permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
determination; resolution
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
one's whole heart; everything one feels
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
instead; but (on the other hand)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to have an eye on; to zero in on
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick
single word; a few words; brief comment
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
with a momentary flash of light
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
mass of rock; rock lump; block
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling