to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
true to one's name; living up to one's name
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
present continuous tense; present progressive form
to be at a loss for words
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
source of information; intelligence source; message source
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
very likely; very probable
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
not necessarily so; is not always true
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
naturally; of course; understandably
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand