untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
very small; tiny; insignificant
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
anger; being angry; being mad
to be compatible (with); to be in harmony; to coexist
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
extremely; terrifically; super
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
variation; variant pattern
flawless; absolute perfection
man of the future; Homo futurus
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to poke each other; to jab each other
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
servile character (disposition)
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief