creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to work without sleep or rest
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
means; way; method; measure
regarding highly; attaching importance to
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression