clear solution; clean decision
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
fine performance; excellent acting
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to head home; to leave for home
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
large family; extended family
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
regarding as an enemy; treating as an enemy
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to make a mistake; to blunder
pack of lies; complete fabrication; all lies
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
enlightened generation; millennial generation lacking ambition and material desire
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
nod; inclination of the head
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
to put into the mouth; to eat
(pouring out) in large amounts; (flowing out) gushingly
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
(necessary) personnel; required person
bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money