(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
tendency; trend; inclination
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
genius; prodigy; natural gift
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
with a friendly grin; smilingly
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
just because; even if; even though
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre