to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
imposing stance; daunting pose
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
this sort of; this type of
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
over-fond parent; doting parent
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to unfold; to unroll; to open
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
very interesting; of great interest
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound