unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
immediately; right away; on the spot
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
kindergartener; preschooler
senior high school student
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
library (usu. single-room); small library
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)