blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
main cause; primary factor
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
to cause someone to worry
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
nape (of the neck); nucha
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
stay calm; don't be rushed; don't be flustered
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to attack each other; to launch assaults on each other
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper