participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to come to one's senses; to calm down
clearing one's throat; cough
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
sender; consignor; remitter
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
powerful person; influential person
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to ask a question; to ask questions
expression; look; countenance; face
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
succession; continuation; series; sequence
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental