withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together; crunch crunch
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
(in the process of) connecting
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to torment; to torture; to harass
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to get (someone) drunk; to inebriate; to intoxicate; to charm; to enchant
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
method of bringing up; method of raising
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
quarrel; dispute; argument
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
back off!; leave me alone!
beyond this point; from now on; after this
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to understand (each other); to comprehend
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
levitation; floating on air; airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand