strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to intend; to be sure that
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to run down (stairs, etc.)
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
one by one; one after another; successively
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
guess; conjecture; surmise
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
vast; limitless; boundless
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
strategy meeting; council of war
chair; stool; post; office; position
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
war situation; progress of a battle
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
blow; shock; strike; batting
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to be surprised; to be astonished
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)