(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
tear gland; lacrimal gland
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
two classes; double; two sets
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
discipline; training; teaching manners
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
pleasant sleep; good sleep; sleeping well
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
modest; reserved; discreet; careful; prudent; circumspect
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
curt response; indifferent response; chilly reception; (giving someone the) cold shoulder; unenthusiastic interaction (e.g. from a company to a customer, or a celebrity to a fan)
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
process; course; mechanism
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
one's own child; one's own children
attendance (at school); going to school
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time