(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to suppress the freedom of speech
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to face; to go towards; to head towards
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
returning from school; going home from school