something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
general; popular; common; typical
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
slowly (but steadily); little by little; with a sizzle; burning; oozing out (e.g. of sweat)
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
what kind of business; what sort of matter
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
proposal; offer; request; application
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever