to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
cannot be compared with; no match for
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
general; overall; across-the-board
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to watch over; to watch attentively
summertime; summer season
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
at a loss for words; stumped for words
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
writing; composition; essay; sentence
horseplay; fooling around
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved