foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
ago; since; before; previous
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
monolith; large slab of rock
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
hostility; antagonism; opposition
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
anxiety (about the future)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
(political) power; authority; influence
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to repeat; to be frequent
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over