chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
simply; merely; only; solely
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to show one's affection; to express one's love
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
library (usu. single-room); small library
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
double; twice (as much); twofold
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to give birth to; to have a stomachache
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
can't help; won't make much difference
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings