to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
imagination; supposition; guess
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
like he said; same for me; ditto
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
that is to say; so that means
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)