to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
salted entrails of a sea cucumber; salted entrails of a trepang
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
shedding tears; lacrimation
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to sob; to be choked with tears