to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
becoming employed by a government office, agency, board, etc.
the same grade; same class
trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
usually; under usual circumstances
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
help; assistance; service
courteous; decorous; polite
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
grandfather; male senior-citizen
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
fall of the curtain; end of an act; end; ending; close
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
a push; another effort; one more effort
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
sense of values; values; value system
older sister; elder sister
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time