to be kind to; to treat kindly
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
serious; severe; grave; acute
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
it's not like; it isn't as if
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
trembling from fear; trembling all over
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to throw into; to toss into
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
question; inquiry; enquiry
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
anything and everything; just about everything
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat