wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
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 glare at each other; to confront each other
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
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)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
the first and second; a few
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
frequency (of occurrence)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to repeat; to do something over again
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
temporary truce; ceasefire