is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
cache; place to hide something
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to compete with; to vie for
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
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)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
expressing one's mind; speaking out
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
longing for; burning desire
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
pointing out; identification
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
last night; yesterday evening
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
beautifully white (esp. of skin); whitening (of skin, teeth, etc.)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
in proportion to; according to; depending on