cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
index finger; forefinger; second toe
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
some people; a few people; several people
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding