to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
carrying voice; well-projected voice
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
so; like this; in this way
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
the reverse; other side; lining
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
literally; to the letter; literal
platform; home; home base; home plate
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
occupation forces; occupation army
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
southern army (e.g. in a civil war; esp. the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War)
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
in the end; at the end of the day