having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
compassionate; sympathetic
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction