irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
countermeasure; counter-measure
streamlined shape; aerodynamic shape
having gone too far to turn back
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to become famous; to gain fame
specialized; specialised; boutique
nonconformist; dissenter; maverick; enfant terrible
to agree with one; to suit one; to feel comfortable (in, with); (lit.) the water agrees with one
hard to control; unmanageable
to cut; to slit; to slash
3rd day of the month; three days
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
(a place) out of one's reach
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation