admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
don't worry about it; forget about it
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
human speech; human language; sound of people talking
to be excited; to be elated
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
suffocation; choking; asphyxia