eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
calm; composed; leisurely
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to be silent; to say nothing
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
breach of trust; malfeasance; malpractice; misappropriation
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
unconfirmed; unidentified
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
interference; intervention; meddling
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
still (continuing); as ever; further
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
decision; determination; resolution