(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
cork stopper; (bottle) cork
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to be mad about; to be hooked on
accurate; correct; precise; exact
dyeing; staining; dyed colour (color)
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
creation; generation; formation; derivation
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry