to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
reluctant to; not inclined to; disinclined; unwilling
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
messenger; envoy; emissary
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
aggressiveness; combativeness
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
shellfish; seashell; shell
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
seaweed salt; salt from burning seaweed
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed