cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
people; men and women; each person; everybody
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
down jacket; quilted down coat
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
right beside; close to; nearby
chairmanship; presidency; management; president; chairman
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
what kind of; what sort of; what
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
while; even though; despite
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
members; member; constituent
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
oracle; revelation; divine message
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to be frank; to drop all pretense
preface; introduction; preamble
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on