to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
sense of smell; olfaction
trunk (of the body); soma
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
happy memory; sweet memory
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
rest; break; recess; intermission
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
health management; health maintenance; health care
to be infected; to be contagious
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
race (of people); type of person
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
to slide into; to slip into
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to wash away; to rinse off
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
while; during (the time when)