hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
surely; certainly; without doubt
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
scoundrel; rascal; villain
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way