plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
reform; reformation; reorganization
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to begin talking; to open up
process; course; mechanism
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
craft brings nothing home; (lit.) the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
error of judgment; miscalculation
reading too much into (what ... says)
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to underrate; to make light of
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to shut in; to confine; to contain
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
anything and everything; just about everything
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
Saran (Russia); Salan; Sarant
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated