to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
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
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
Gate of the Celestial Rock Cave
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
Christmas pudding; plum pudding
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
place; situation; position; location
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
another thing; exception; special case
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to succeed; to bear fruit
gray zone; grey zone; gray area
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
preference; priority; precedence
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to suffer; to groan; to be worried