he; she; that person; (arch.) you
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
joint struggle; common (united) front
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
cooperation; coordination; link
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
individual; private person; personal; private
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
in the morning; during the morning
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
presence; sitting with; being with
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes