to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
hiding one's embarrassment
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
living by oneself; living alone
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
somewhat below; slightly below
late at night; at a late hour
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
distant look; faraway look
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
by myself; in person; by oneself
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
that's true; of course; obviously
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
that day; the very same day