implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
firm; unshakeable; resolute
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
top recommendation; something highly recommended
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
tear gland; lacrimal gland
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
ditch with running water; drainage channel
natto (fermented soybeans)
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
difficult problem; challenge