lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
to spend time (on doing something)
to indicate; to show; to point to
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
urgent; requiring quick (response)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
sincere; honest; faithful
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
contradiction; inconsistency
sincere; earnest; serious
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to be at a loss for words
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
no, not like that (but like this)
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
three; three years of age
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
big talk; boasting; bragging