core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to mind; to care; to worry
chair; stool; post; office; position
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
first of all; first thing
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
together; at the same time; same; identical
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
in the same way as; just like
rebellious phase; rebellious age
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names