to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
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)
corridor; hallway; passageway
many; much; plenty; hardly
to go to the bathroom; to go to the restroom; to excuse oneself
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
caller; visitor; company; guest
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
madness; craziness; insanity
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
sour look; surly face; pout
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
grandfather; male senior-citizen
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens