to look away; to avert one's eyes
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to glare at each other; to confront each other
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
reconciliation; make peace with
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
unexpected meeting; coincidence
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
with a start; with a jump
relation; connection; relevance
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
first meeting; first interview with
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
person concerned; interested party; related party
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
close associate; close aide; brains-truster