to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
this for sure; certainly is
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
much less; to say nothing of
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to be at a loss for words
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to revere; to respect; to worship
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
simply; merely; only; solely
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to run out (e.g. of the room)
no exception; without exception; always the same
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
the big two...; two major...; two main...