bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
had better ...; had better not ...
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
right behind; just behind; directly behind
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
adoration; admiration; devotion
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to talk; to chat; to chatter
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
ancient Japanese martial arts
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.); advanced rank; grade of black belt