to be direct and honest without wasting time
時間を無駄にせず、直接的で正直である (jikan o mudani sezu, chokusetsu-teki de shōjiki de aru)
"Please come straight to the point and tell me what happened."
"お願いだから、遠回りせず、何が起こったのか教えてください。" (onegaishimasu dakara, tōmawari sezu, nani ga okottano ka oshiete kudasai.)
A life lived without introspection or self-reflection is not...
a small sign of improvement or success in a difficult situat...
to behave in a way that shows others how they should act
to move forward or improve
to be exactly right about something
to examine something in great depth
