one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
honor; honour; credit; prestige
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to get one's head around; to think about
degree of relative priority
therapy; treatment; remedy; cure
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
something like ...; something called ...
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
appropriate move (go, shogi, othello, etc.)
in accordance with plans; just as planned
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
maintaining the status quo
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words