creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
function; facility; faculty; feature
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
the real criminal; true culprit
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear