because of; owing to; due to
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
superior; superiors; senior
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to square one's shoulders
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to dye; to colour; to color
dial-style (e.g. of phones)
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
negotiations; discussions; connection
place; room; margin; scope
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to shout (in anger); to yell
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
nausea; sickness in the stomach
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
transactions; dealings; business
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)