frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
transfer; transport; transportation
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
laboratory animal; experimental animal
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
light used for brightly lighting up a plaza, building, etc.
pole; trolley pole; pole (unit of length or area); rod; (opinion) poll
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
successively; one after another
autonomy; self-control; self-discipline; autonomy (in Kantian ethics)
number of large objects such as cars, computers, etc.
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!