to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
state of mind; mentality; psychology
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
performance of one's official duties
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
less than; under; short of; insufficient; lacking
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
thereupon; shortly thereafter
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
tie-up negotiations; tie-up talks
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind