to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
consideration; taking into account
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
shoeshine; shoe polishing
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to begin to walk; to set out
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
hard-fought win; winning through perseverance
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
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
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)