(linguistic) competence; language capability
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
scene change; cutaway; cut
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
during; for the duration of
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to come and go; to go back and forth
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
new registration; registering for the first time
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
spread; span; expanse; extent
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk