taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
step; stride; counter for steps
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
cold reception; inhospitality
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to feel deeply ashamed (of)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
that's the way it is; such is life
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)