fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to rant and rave; to raise hell
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
carefree; free from worry
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to prostrate oneself (before)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
custom; habit; customary practice
serious; severe; grave; acute
to express (in words); to confess
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
proposal; proposition; suggestion
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to be flexible; to be accommodating
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
southwestern part; the southwest
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
course; route; path; process; stages
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
knitting; knitted material; crochet