to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
selling by measure; selling by weight; selling by volume
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
unfairness; injustice; partiality
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
when it becomes; when it comes to
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
war; fighting; fierce competition
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
abusive language; violent language; wild words