to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
to ignore one's own shortcomings; to shut one's eyes to one's own faults; to act hypocritically
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
literary art; literary activity; writing
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
proofreading; calibration
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
troublesome; annoying; complicated
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent