to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
to detain; to check; to restrain
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
to cut corners; to be shoddy
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
outside of; not covered by
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
power balance; balance of power
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)