affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon