to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
observation; survey; watching
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
so slight as to be all but non-existent
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
well-bred; of good upbringing
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to fight against; to oppose; to face
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
difference; variation; difference
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
comfort; consolation; diversion
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to be conspicuous; to stand out
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in