great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
sea bass (esp. the Japanese sea bass)
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
and yet; though; when; in spite of
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
newcomer; initiate; rookie
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
plain; plateau; tableland
speech; expression; wording; language
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
genuine; authentic; true; real
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
close; intimate; on good terms
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
being adopted into the family of one's bride
derailment; digression; deviation
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
seeing off and meeting on return
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
small (token of one's gratitude, etc.); little (something by way of thanks); mere (trifle)
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked