acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); excellent film; film classic
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
so slight as to be all but non-existent
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
boiled octopus; person with red flushed skin
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining; neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to
stammer; stutter; stammerer; stutterer
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
difference; disparity; gap
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to some extent; to a certain extent
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
running as fast as one can
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
difference; variation; difference
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view