to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
negotiations; discussions; connection
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
reason for being; raison d'être
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to stop (plug) one's ears
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to rant and rave; to raise hell
good person; virtuous person
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict