sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
clearing one's throat; cough
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
(explanatory) diagram; illustration
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
direct unforked road; straight path
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
audible range; hearing range
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
firm; strong; solid; stable