to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
handful; small amount; small number
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
feeling; sense; impression
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
to hide; to keep to oneself
to be responsive; to show immediate results
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to have an idea; to have a clue
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
impudent; shameless; brazen
sweet and sour; bittersweet