to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
very shy person; bashful person
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
messenger; envoy; emissary
intensive; concentrated; focused
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
way (of doing); manner; method; means
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
management; administration; operation
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
since when; from when; how long
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
final; eventual; ultimate
calamity; disaster; misfortune
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
hereabouts; around there; that area
willpower; energy; vitality
anything and everything; just about everything