to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
in succession; one by one
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
comfort; consolation; diversion
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to subsist; to keep on living
for example; for instance; e.g.
metre; meter; meter; gauge
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means