rough; careless; reckless; slovenly
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
taking for granted; rash conclusion
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to watch steadily; to stare
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
very much; exceedingly; extremely
careless person; absentminded person; thoughtless person
guess; speculation; supposition
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
lotus leaf; vulgar; wanton
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
guess; conjecture; surmise
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
shamelessly; brazenly; coolly; fast flowing (of water)
unpromoted (piece); limit orders that become market orders at the closing auction if not already executed