frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
principle of laissez-faire
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
long; drawn-out; very long
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to turn towards; to point
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
assistant engineer; (telegraph) operator
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
to make merry; to be festive
salty sea breeze; salt wind
considerably; greatly; a lot
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
one more time; once more; once again
to look away; to avert one's eyes
the way back; the way home; return trip
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to turn right; to turn to the right
besides; in addition; also; moreover
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
being good at being spoiled; being good at using puppy-dog eyes; person who is good at getting others to spoil them