sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
personification; impersonation; embodiment
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing