friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
study; research; investigation
sense of smell; olfaction
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
main question; real issue at hand
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
even so; anyhow; at any rate
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
the public; general public
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
dyeing; staining; dyed colour (color)
garden (esp. with trees); park
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal); have no one to turn to; unapproachable
boy raised by wolves; boy who cried wolf
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
careful; elaborate; scrupulous