to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
inscrutable; incomprehensible
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
one's long-cherished desire
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to have one's hands tied behind one; to be arrested
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
how; in what way; by what means
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
nervousness; oversensitivity