fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
primness; putting on airs; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
speech; expression; wording; language
cesspool; sink; manure sink
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
to make sense; to be meaningful
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
in that way; like that; that way
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
indescribable; having no way to express
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
excellent answer; clever answer
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
even though; despite; when
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)