discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
many people; a large number of people
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
ringing of a bell; bell ringer
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
tenement house; row house
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
background chatter on a film, TV show, etc.; walla; rhubard; extras; background actors
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
scrutiny; digging into; excavation; inquiry into; enquiry into; prying
way of asking; way of listening; listener
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
texture (e.g. chewiness, hardness, crispiness, crunchiness, etc.) of food
to occur one after another; to happen in succession
water's edge; beach; foreshore
tidal flat; ebb tide beach (esp. in spring)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly