deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to apologize; to apologise
first meeting; first interview with
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
sympathy; compassion; pity
personal feelings; self-interest
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to employ; to hire; to charter
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
it is I who should say so
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
daihinmin; daifugō; Japanese card game similar to President
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear