negotiations; discussions; connection
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
growing wild (naturally); native
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
second marriage; remarriage
exotic non-Japanese wood (rosewood, ebony, blackwood, etc.); imported wood
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to be worried; to be troubled
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
restoration; repair; mending
proposal; proposition; suggestion
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
so; like this; in this way
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
while; even though; despite
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
technique; art; skill; move
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
official divorce registration papers