to have a reason; to have an excuse
to taste; to try (food or drink)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to shake one's head (in denial)
to knock down; to knock off
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
relation; relative; kind; cordial
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to grant permission; to give permission
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
banquet or reception hall
chief; main; principal; major
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
worthy of special mention