direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
turnaround (e.g. at the end of a driveway)
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
expression; presentation; representation; notation
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
X-ray; roentgen (unit of ionizing radiation)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
lord of a manor; estate steward
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
trivial; not amounting to much
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
the reverse; other side; lining
the same; the said; likewise
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper