compatibility; coexistence; standing together
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
race (of people); type of person
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to get late; to advance; to wear on
such; like that; in that way
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
quite; utterly; really; completely
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
using as an intermediary; through
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
hiding one's embarrassment
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
weird; odd; bizarre; curious
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of
even if; even though; however; no matter how
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross