to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
clearing one's throat; cough
best regards; please take care of; please do
something-something; yada yada; so-and-so
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot
double role; one person playing two roles; wearing two hats
to make a vow; to take an oath
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
very busy (person or thing)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
most of all; extremely; supremely
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
stirring; slight movement
again and again; repeatedly
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
sleepover; overnight stay
eye measurement; measure with eye