flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
to say; to tell (somebody); to state
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
sales promotion; hard selling
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
real thing; original; actual
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to get along well together; to be close to each other
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
foster father; adoptive father
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
effective spot (e.g. in acupuncture); pressure point; key point (e.g. of a problem); important point
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to speak eloquently; to talk volubly
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
hiding one's embarrassment
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)