straight-laced person; stubborn person
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
immediately; right away; on the spot
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
distant land; remote country; province far from the capital
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to spread; to be propagated
degree of familiarity; popularity
shady; underhanded; questionable
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
bureau director; office chief
metabolic syndrome; overweight
silver-gray hair; silver-grey hair; attractive older man with some gray hair
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
police cell; place of detention; jail
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
outside (the room, building); outdoors
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
modesty; humility; being humble